A FIGHTERS LINE

1. Give a line from the poem which tells us that freedom has a price
Forced sacrifice that knows no name
2. Give 2 phrases to indicate that the persona is old and weak.
Body and energy crushed
Have lost all my strength
Have no more voice
3. Use a sentence/ phrase and summarize the personas wish in stanza 3.
Stay united and fight for justice.
4. How are the sacrifices in the poem invaluable?
Because they have made it possible for the younger generation to enjoy the freedom they
are enjoying now.
5. The persona has not lost his spirit despite his age and condition. Why?
The persona has gone through much. He has made a lot of sacrifices. He would not want
the sacrifices go to waste.
6. Give one thing that the poet had to do when he way young?
Fight in the war.
7. From the 2nd stanza, give 2 reasons why the poet cannot do much.
He is crippled and too weak.
8. How does the persona feel about the young generation today?
They need to be aware of the deceit around them.
9. Give 2 messages that the poet wants to convey.
We should show our love for our country. We should be united.
10. What does the word wheelchair tell us about the persona?
He is a disabled person.
11. Why do you think the persona said those times are too big a challenge for him?
He is old and unable to do much.
12. What would you do if you were the persona facing such a challenge?
I will not give up but continue to face the challenge until I have succeeded
13. Based on the 1st stanza, who do you think the persona was?
He was a soldier who fought for the independence of his country.
14. Why do you think the persona has lost all his strength?
He is old and tired.
15. What happened to all those people who had fought for independence?
They had lost their lives.
16. State one phrase in the poem that shows the persona is helpless.
Have lost all my strength, I, body and energy crushed, I have no more voice.
17. Based on the poem, what one appeal is made by the persona?
He appeals to young people to fight for justice.
18. Give a reason why he makes the appeal.
It is because the net of deceit has spread everywhere.
19. Based on the last two stanzas, who do you think the persona ask to wake up?
The young people.
20. State 2 things the persona asks his listeners to do.
Show their courage and speaks up for the sake of justice.
21. What does the title A Fighters Lines speak of ?
Patriotism towards ones country.
22. The phrase erect a wall of people/ implies that everyone in a nation needs to be united.
23. The wheelchair in stanza 2 symbolizes the personas disability.

24. What disturbs the persona now?

Dishonesty and treachery.
25. It is you who should speak! The word you refer to?
The younger generation
26. Who is the persona?
A fighter.
27. Where do you think he worked?
Possibly in the armed forces.
28. What do you think his job was?
A soldier.
29. Why is the persona old and worn?
He is tired as he has fought for independence
30. Why do you think the persona is calling upon the younger generation to act?
The younger generation has a lot more time than the persona.
31. What is the tone in stanza 1?
Sad
32. The phrase remnants of my crippled years shows that the persona does not have much
time left.
33. What does the phrase the net of deceit possibly refer to?
Political problems, moral decline and bribery.