Poems
News Break by Max Fatchen
Sad I Ams by Trevor Millum
Short Story
Fairs Fair by Narinder Dhani
Graphic Novel
The Swiss Family
Robinson by Johann
David Wyss
20,000 Leagues Under
The Sea by Jules Verne
King Arthur retold by
Janet Hardy-Gould
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English Focus PT3 Exploring Literature
POEMS
1 News Break by Max Fatchen
Paraphrase of the Poem
Stanza 1
The persona is greeted with a kiss and a hug from her child who offers to help
her with some
work. She is puzzled with the change in his behaviour.
Stanza 2
The child looks clean and his clothes are not creased. It is surprising that he
did not spend his
lunch money, an unusual occurrence.
Stanza 3
When the child arrives home, he does not drop his school books or shriek out li
ke a rebel as he
usually does.
Stanza 4
The persona feels as if she is talking to a stranger and not her usual noisy ch
ild. She wants to
take a closer look at him to satisfy her curiosity that it is really him.
Stanza 5
She wonders if he had been struck by lightning or hit during a game. Then, she
notices his
school report in his hand and understands the reason for his sudden change in be
haviour.
Themes