My Hero

My dad's as brave as a dad can be,

I rate him Number One,

He's not afraid of the dead of night,

Or anything under the sun.

He's not afraid of a late-night film,

Full of horrors on the telly,

And is he afraid of skeletons ?

Not dad, not on your Nelly !

He's not afraid of meeting ghosts,

He'd even smile and greet 'em,

And things that scare most dads the most,

My dad could just defeat 'em.

He's not afraid of vampires,

Or a wolf-man come to get him,

If Frankestein's monster knocked on our door,

He wouldn't let that upset him.

My dad's as brave as a dad can be,

And he's always ready to prove it.

So why, when a spiders' in the bath,

Does Mum have to come and remove it ?

MY HERO

Heroic Thinking

1. How brave is the child's dad ?

   

2. What is the meaning of "the dead of night" ?
   

3. What is the late-night film on the telly full of ?

4. What would the child's dad do if the met the ghosts ?

5. What well-known monsters would not upset him ?

6. Who solves the problem when there's a spider in the bath ?

   

7. Do you think "My Hero" is a good title for this poem? Why or why not?

   

8. What did you like about this poem ?

   = I like this poem because ..

Paraphrase of the poem

Stanza 1

The persona is very proud of his father who he feels is as brave as any other father or even braver. In his eyes, his father is Number One as his father is fearless and not afraid of the dead of night and anything unddr the sun.

Stanza 2

The persona says his father is not afraid to watch horror movies late in the night. Horror scenes of skeletons do not scare him or put him off watching them.

Stanza 3

The persona is positive his father is not afraid of ghosts and would even smile and acknowledge them. His father dares to fight agains things that most other dads are afraid of.

Stanza 4

The persona's father will not be intimidates by horror figures like vampires, wolf-man or Frankeistein's monster even if they appear at the door.

Stanza 5

The persona says his father is as brave as a father can be and he's always keen to show it. But when his father sees a spider, he will not touch it and mother has to come to his aid. This is something the persona cannot understand about his brave father. is he really afraid of a mere spider ?

Synopsis

The persona feels his father is very brave and is not afraid of any time of the day and anything in the world. He rates his father who watches horror movies late at night is not put off by any horror scenes or fearful skeletons. If any ghost appears in front of his father , he will either greet them of fight them off. Horror figures, big or small, ugly or scary looking do not give him the creeps even if they appear at his door. However, the persona's father or his hero has a weakness - He has a  fear of spider.


Themes

1. Respecting and looking up to someone

2. Hero workship

3. Parent-child relationship

4. Accepting people for what they are

5. Everyone has flaws or weakness

6. Believe in one's skills and strengths

7. Living up to people's expectations


Moral Values

1. Recognise and acknowledge other people's strengths

2. Not be afraid to acknowledge our weakness.

3. Value family relationships.

4. Must set good examples.

5. Try to live up to young children's expectations.

6. Able to separate the reality from make-believe.

7. Willing to help those in trouble


QUESTION ON MY HERO

Stanza 1

1. How do you think the persona problaly looks when he talks of his father ? Choose two words from the list given - sullen, bored , mischievous , serious , proud.

2. Why does the persona use the phrase 'dead of night' to refer to the father being considered brave ?



Stanza 2

3. How would a person who does not enjoy late-night horror movies react to horror scenes ?

4. Describe the father's reaction to show that he enjoys horror scenes shown over the television

Stanza 3

5. Name the object mentioned by the persona that most people are afraid of.

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6. What does the persona say his father will do ?

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7. What does the persona say his father will do if he sees something which other fathers are scared of ?

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Stanza 4

8. If the persona's father is not afraid of ghoulish figures , what will he do if one of these appears at his door ?

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Stanza 5

9. Why do you think the persona's father is always ready to prove to his son that he is brave ?

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10. How does the persona feel about his father and his fear of spiders ?

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Compliment to Ms Lee

http://misslee16.blogspot.my/2016/02/bahasa-inggeris-literature-tingkatan-2.html

DAD, MY HERO ...

HERO FORM 2 POEM

1 2	My dad’s as brave as a dad can be I rate him Number One,	The persona makes a statement about his/her father as a brave/courageous person (a father is normally brave) In his/her opinion, his/her father is the best
3	He’s not afraid of the dead of night,	His/her father is not scared of the quietest and darkest part of the night
4	Or anything under the sun.	Or anything that exists around us. (It can also mean that his/her father is not afraid of anything during the day)

Stanza Two
Line no.	Line	Interpretation
1	He’s not afraid of a late-night film,	The persona’s father is not scared of watching horror movies on television late at night
2	Full of horrors on the telly,
3	And is he afraid of skeletons?	He is also definitely not scared of skeletons. (“not on your Nelly!” is a British expression which means “Certainly not!”)
4	Not dad, not on your Nelly!

Stanza Three
Line no.	Line	Interpretation
1	He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts,	The persona’s father does not fear meeting ghosts (something that most of us are scared of)
2	He’d even smile and greet ‘em,	He can even smile and greet or talk to the ghosts. (‘em – informal British or American, short form of ‘them’)
3	And things that scare most dads the most,	His/her father can also beat/overcome many things or problems that other fathers are afraid of/cannot do.
4	My dad could just defeat ‘em.

Stanza Four
Line no.	Line	Interpretation
1	He’s not afraid of vampires,	The persona’s father does not fear vampires
2	Or a wolf-man come to get him,	Or a wolf-man that is going to attack him
3	If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on our door,	He would not be worried or scared even if the horrible Frankenstein’s monster came to their house.
4	He wouldn’t let that upset him.

Stanza Five
Line no.	Line	Interpretation
1	My dad’s as brave as a dad can be,	The persona makes a statement about his/her father as a brave/courageous person (a father is normally brave) – it is repeated to emphasize his father’s bravery/courage
2	And he’s always ready to prove it.	He is willing and confident to show his bravery/courage
3	So why, when a spider’s in the bath,	The persona admires his/her father and is proud of him, but he/she cannot understand why his/her mother has to get rid of a spider (just a small insect) that is in the bathtub. (Perhaps, his/her father is scared of tiny insects!)
4	Does Mum have to come and remove it?

DAD	IS NOT AFRAID OF…	IS AFRAID OF…
	STANZA 1 ·       The darkness or quietness of the night ·       Anything or everything around him /during the day	STANZA 5 ·       Spider
	STANZA 2 ·       Horror movies on television at night ·       Skeletons
	STANZA 3 ·       Ghosts ·       Things that scare other fathers
	STANZA 4 ·       Vampires ·       Wolf-man ·       Frankenstein’s monster

You are my HERO

Form 2 Poem 2017 "Hero"