I Wonder - Jeannie Kirby

Materials provided by PPDJB during the Johor Bahru's English Lit Component Workshop 2012.

1. POEMS – FORM 2 (2011)
1.I WONDER BY JEANNIE KIRBY
2.HEIR CONDITIONING BY
M.SHANmughalingam

2. I WONDER
I WONDER BY JEANNIE KIRBY
I WONDER
I wonder why the grass is green,
And why the wind is never seen?

3. Who taught the birds to
build a nest,
And told the trees to take
a rest?

4. O, when the moon is not quite
round,
Where can the missing bit be
found?

5. Who lights the stars, when
they blow out,
And makes the lightning
flash about?

6. Who paints the rainbow in
the sky,
And hangs the fluffy clouds
so high?

7. Why is it now, do you
suppose,
That Dad won’t tell me,
if he knows?

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•SYNOPSIs
The persona, a child,
is wondering about the
natural happenings

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Structure of Poem
2.There are 6 stanzas comprising
two lines each. The last word of
each line in a stanza rhymes:
green – seen, nest – rest,
round - found

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Persona (Speaker)
An inquisitive child who observes
the world around him
Point of View
First person (‘I’ wonder)

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Setting
1. outdoor, in the countryside,
during the day
+ green grass
+ windy day
+ nests on trees
+ autumn

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2. Outdoor during the night
+ stars in the sky
+ a crescent moon
+ a flash of lightning

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3. Outdoor after the rain
+ rainbow in the sky
+ a crescent moon

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Elements
Theme –
1.Curiosity of a child
Children are by nature
inquisitive and they like to
ask questions.

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2.The wonders of nature
The poem shows readers of how
majestic and awe-inspiring
nature can be for those who
take the time to stop and
appreciate it

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3.The thirst for knowledge
Humans, by nature, are
inquisitive beings. We have the
innate drive to seek knowledge
and information to better
ourselves.

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Moral Values –
1.Cultivating a desire for
knowledge
2.
Caring for our
environment
3.The existence of a
creator or God

18. ACTIVITY TIME
(I Wonder)
Activity 1: Blast off!!!
Fill in the
Blow-out
spaces
with the
items
indicated
in the
rocket.

19. ACTIVITY TIME
(I Wonder)
Activity 2: ‘ Tell me’ banners
Draw a picture or scene that depicts
the stanza.
Then, re-write that stanza creatively
in the space provided.

20. ACTIVITY TIME
(I Wonder)
Activity 3: Thoughts on Themes
For the following
lines from the poem
‘I Wonder’, provide a
possible theme.
Then, justify your
selection of theme
on the space given.

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