POEM PRESENTATION

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POEM PRESENTATION
MADE BY
RAISSA. W
ROBIN KIE
TALITHA
WILSON WINATA
GLADYS
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THE CITY IS SO BIG
The city is so big Kota itu sangat besar Its
bridges quake with fear Jembatan-jembatannya
retak dengan sangat mengerikan I know, i have
seen at night Saya tahu, saya sudah melihatnya
pada malam hari
By Richard Garcia
The lights sliding from house to
house Lampu-lampu itu tersusun dari rumah ke
rumah And trains pass with windows shining Dan
kereta-kereta lewat dengan jendela-jendela yang
berkilau Like a smile full of teeth Seperti
senyum yang lebar
I have seen machines eating houses Saya melihat
mesin-mesin menelan rumah-rumah And stairways
walk all by themselves Dan melihat tangga-tangga
berjalan sendiri And elevator doors opening and
closing Dan elevator terbuka dan tertutup And
people disappear Dan orang-orang menghilang
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CONNECT TO YOUR LIFE!
1. Have you ever ridden an escalator, or moving
stairway? Have you ridden in elevators? How did
you feel on these rides?
Answer -Yes I have. I felt good, but sometimes I
was worried about being stuck.
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KEY TO THE POEM
Imagery ? words phrases that appeal to the five
senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch)
I have seen machines eating houses.
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THINK IT THROUGH

1. What image does line 2 give the reader?

- It shows us that the bridge is quake and make
us feel scared
2. What mood or feeling do lines 2 and 7-10
create? What images help create this feeling?
- A scary mood bridges quake with fear, machines
eating houses, stairways walking by themselves,
doors opening closing, people disappearing.
3. How is the feeling about cities in this poem
different from the feeling in the poem City on
page 57?
- The feeling in the City is happier.
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OPEN YOUR WORKBOOK PAGE 22!
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WORKBOOK PAGE 22

1. Answer the questions below about the poem.

1. What is the speaker talking about this poem?

- About the situation in the big city.
2. In line 2, which word describes what bridges
do? What does the word mean?
- Its bridges quake with fear. It means shake.
3. Which of the five senses does the image in
line 4 appeal to? Why?
- Sight. Because light represents the view of the
city.
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4. In line 7, what do machines do? Which word
makes you think the machines act like people? How
do you know that the machines are not really like
people?
- Eat houses. Because people dont eat houses.
5. Which words tell what elevator doors do in
line 9?
- Opening and closing.
B. Give another example of an image you have seen
in a big city. Begin your example with the words
I have seen.
- I have seen skyscrappers lining on the road.
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THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION