Heir Conditioning ~ Admin

Meaning of Stanzas:
Stanza 1
In the first stanza, the poet asks his grandparents about the life before the technology arouse and become the important usage in the world nowadays. He asks his grandfather was it complicated to live in the life without technology as he refers the technology to the invention of the air cons. Then he asks his grandmother regarding the condition when she used paper fans to cool herself. He also asks his grandmother what were the possibilities for them to communicate without faxes and long distance calls compared to the world nowadays.


Stanza 2
The second stanza shows the answers given by the poet’s grandparents that sum up all the questions in one simple answer. The reason on why they did not experience all the pollution, stress, traffic jams, and destruction of forests, streams and hills is because of their ignorance; they were lack of knowledge by that time. His grandparents add, the only thing that they fear is God and nature but now, the nature turns to fear the entire human race and money is the only obsession to human.

Setting: 
The poem is written in twentieth century setting as there are references to modern gadgets such as air cond and faxes. The problems mentioned in the poem also allude to current problems faced by today's generation.

Persona:
There are two personas in the poem. They are the grandparents and the grandchild.

Themes:
1. Technology Brings More Harm
It may seem that we are living in comfort with all the technology that keeps on improving, but we do not realize the harms that the technology has brought us. The grandchild thinks that it is impossible for their grandparents to live in comfort with the help of technology. The child does not realize that because of the technology itself, the world becomes hotter and that is the reason why some technologies are created to blind humans with the fake comfort that the technologies bring them. For example, electric fans and air cons. Technological advancements have other setbacks such us pollution, stress, traffic jams, and destruction of forests, rivers and hills.

2. Fear
The older generations were God-fearing people and respected His creation nature. However, today’s generation does not fear God. On the contrary the poet says that “now nature fears you and money is your new God”. This indicates that the younger generation has become more materialistic. They do not care for nature but gives priority to riches and money rather than practicing good values such as preserving God’s creation.

3. Importance of Preserving Nature
God created nature to preserve life. In stanza 2, the poet gives the consequences of not preserving nature -pollution, stress, traffic jams, destruction of forest, streams and hills. Humans seem not to aware that the more pollution they make, the more they need to preserve the nature. In paving the way for development, forest and hills have been destroyed and streams have been polluted. This has destroyed the natural habitat of many species of animals and plants which help to retain balance in our ecosystem

Moral Values:

• We must be grateful with what we have.
• Do not take things for granted.
• Progress brings advantages and disadvantages
• The younger generation has different values.
• We must pay a high price for development. 

Heir Conditioning XD (HISHO&MAHA)

1)What is the moral values of this poem?

2)What is the tone and mood of this poem?

3)What is an example of alliteration used in Stanza 1?

4) Explain briefly the meaning of Stanza 1.

Heir Conditioning Questions

1. Which word rhymes with 'Heir'?

•  hare
•  air
•  airy
•  hair

2. What is the tone of the poem?

•  sad
•  sarcastic
•  anger
•  sorrow
• 3. How does the poet view modernization?
  •  optimistic
  •  pessimistic
  •  confident
  •  cynical
  • 4. What is the poet's main concern in the second stanza?
  5. What is the message that the poet wishes to express in this poem?
  6. What can you infer from the line 'Grand child we lived before your age'?
  7. Explain why 'Grand child' would find it difficult to live without modern inventions.
  8. How does the poet view modernization?
  9. Based on stanza 1, list TWO things that the grandparents did not have.
  10. What does the title suggests? Briefly explain as you understand it.

Rumpelstiltskin

Exercise 2

State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
Explain why the statements are False,

1. Lisa's parents are always boastful of her many talents.                                  (  )
2. Lisa's parents lie to the King that Lisa is able to spin gold into straw.           (  )
3.The King is attracted by the aroma of Lisa's apricot pie.                                 (  )
4. Lisa sits crying in a high tower.                                                                      (  )
5. The King is confident Lisa will able to spin straw into gold.                         (  )
6. A strange little man climbs down the chimney.                                              (  )
7. The little man offers to help Lisa spin gold into straw for her earrings.         (  )
8. The little man threatens to marry Lisa.                                                            (  )
9. A year later, Lisa gives birth to twins.                                                             (  )
10. The little man gives Lisa a riddle to solve.                                                    (  )

ANSWERS
1. T
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. F
7. F
8. F
9. F
10. T

~ADMIN~ DO NOT SABOTAGE ~

Exercise 2

State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

1. Lisa's parents are always boastful of her many talents.                                  (T)
2. Lisa's parents lie to the King that Lisa is able to spin gold into straw.           (T)
3.The King is attracted by the aroma of Lisa's apricot pie.                                 (T)
4. Lisa sits crying in a high tower.                                                                      (T)
5. The King is confident Lisa will able to spin straw into gold.                         (T)
6. A strange little man climbs down the chimney.                                              (T)
7. The little man offers to help Lisa spin gold into straw for her earrings.         (F)
8. The little man threatens to marry Lisa.                                                            (F)
9. A year later, Lisa gives birth to twins.                                                             (F)
10. The little man gives Lisa a riddle to solve.                                                    (T)


why false
7. The little man offers to help Lisa spin gold into straw for her earrings false because not for her earings but necklace,
8. The little man threatens to marry Lisa. false because the little man wants Lisa's first born child
9. A year later, Lisa gives birth to twins.   false because she give birth to a child not twins

       sakinah husna

questions of rumplestilskin

1) what did rumplestiltskin next demand from lisa in exchange for his services ?
2) in your opinion, which character in the play is the most memorable ? give reasons for your choice.
lee min ho ft. V ft. look man

answer by hussa (jm)  :
1) first born child
2) Lisa because she met Rumplestilskin 

jimin

Sakinah and Husna (hussa)

 Moral Values

1.              Do not be greedy

a.          We should appreciate and be thankful to what we have.

2.              Honesty

a.          We should not lie to others just to get their attention because honesty is the best policy.

3.              Do not boast

a.          We should not talk about our abilities with excessive pride.

4.              Selfish

a.          We should not concern excessively with oneself without regard for others.

5.              Regretful

a.          We should think about our own mistakes and ask for forgiveness.