A Fighters Lines : Exercise

1. The persona is a patriotic person

because he has helped to..
A. develop his country
B. reconstruct for his country
C. fight for his country
2. The persona is confined to a
wheelchair because he has lost his..
A. Sight
B. Hearing
C. Ability to walk & move
3. What disturbs the persona the most?
A. The education policy in his country
B. The political situation in his country
C. The economic situation in his
country
4. A wall of people refers to
A. A line of people
B. A small group of people
C. A large group of people

5. The young people are told to wake up

and form ranks. This means he wants
them..
A. get an education
B. become politicians
C. to unite and fight together
6. The persona has no more voice
because he..
A. is very sick
B. has lost his voice and become
mute
C. has no energy left to fight
7. What has the present generation
inherited from the older generation?
A. Money
C. Freedom
B. A new voice
D.
Technology

8. Who is the persona of this poem? _____________________________________

9. What is the physical condition of the persona? ___________________________
10. What is the theme of the poem? ______________________________________
11. In stanza two, who does the word me refer to? __________________________
12. In stanza four, who does the word you refer to? _________________________
13. What does the word wheelchair in stanza 2 symbolize?
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14. What is the meaning of the title of the poem?
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15. How does the persona feel about his country?
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16. From stanza 1, give one phrase that the persona is not a young person.
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17. Why do you think the persona is in a wheelchair?
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18. What does the persona want the young people of today to do?
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19. If the persona were your grandfather, what would you tell him? Why?

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20. If you were the persona, would you expect the younger generation to protect the
independence you have won for them? Give a reason?
21. Based on the poem, would you do what the persona asks you to do? Give a reason
22. From stanza 2, what does the persona worry about?
23. What has the persona done for his country?
24. In your opinion, why do you think the persona wants the younger generation to continue
defending the country from present threats?
i.
ii.
25. In your opinion, what is the significance of the poem to you?
26. If the persona were your grandfather, what would you tell him? Why?
27. If the persona were your grandfather, what would you ask him? Why?
28. What are the moral values of the poem? Give three.