ENGLISH TASKS
CHAPTER 10 : Meaning Through Musics
Sahlan Safar Insanul Zhafir Ruhyana
XI Science 1
SMAN 3 BANDUNG
2020
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Personal Connection
There are some songs that can inspire hope and faith in us. Is there a particular song that inspires you?
Share it with ypu classmates and teacher.
Answer : Ya, I think there are one song that always made my day when it goes worse, the title is “
Secukupnya “ by Hindia, he always inspires me by his songs, I like his works.
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1. What do you think the title “ Stand by Me “, means?
Answer : its simple, the person who created that song, wants to be always with his love.
2. Do you consider “ Stand by Me “ an inspirational song? Why?
Answer : yeah, because I think this song give power for someone who try to be loyal to their love.
3. If you had to change the lyrics of “ Stand by Me “ , which lyrics would you change ?
Answer :yeah. “ So darling, darling “ I’ll change into “ So my love, love “
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1. What do you think is the theme of the song?
Answer : Overcome, that we must overcome anything that faces us.
2. Is this an inspring song? Did it inspire you?
Answer: Yeah, because this song teach me to overcome anything, teach me not to give uo.
3. Do you think you can overcome all the obstacles and live in a happy and prosperous world?
Answer : Yes,I think I can.
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1. What is the song “ Hero “ about ?
Answer : This song encourage people who don’t believe in their inner strength, that people have a hero
in their inner strength.
2. According to the song “ Hero “, what makes a hero?
Answer : Someone who realize and look in their inner strength.
3. Who is your hero? Why ?
Answer : My mom, because she could do anything, and she is awesome.
4. How this song make you feel?
Answer : This song make me calm and happy.
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1. What do you think the poem “ The Road Not Taken “ is about?
Answer : Its about choices in life, how we choose it and how we not choose it.
2. What might the two roads represent or symbolize? Make a list of possibilities
and discuss with your partner.
Answer : The choices we can make in life.
3. Did the poet choose between the roads? Which road do you think he chose?
Answer : yeah, I think he would choose the grassy road.
4. Do you think the poet is content with his choice? Give reason to support your
answer.
Answer : Yea, because he doubted his decision to go back.
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1. Invictus means unconquered in Latin. What does it say about the poem?
Answer : The poem 'invictus' tells about the endurance of one's soul against the pain and misery which
makes one stronger.
2. Why do you think the poet is not frightened?
Answer: Because the poet was grateful with his circumstance of coming back strong.
3. Do you like the poem “Invictus”?
Answer : Yea,I like it
4. Do you agree with what the poet is saying? Why? Why Not?
Answer : I completely agree with what is in the poem as all obstacles in this life can bring out the best of
us when we endure.
5. Do you think poems can change people?
Answer : Yes, it can change people combined with the perfect circumstance and figure to inspire.
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1. What do you think the poem “Dreams” is about?
Answer : I think its about chasing all of your dreams in life
2. Do you think dreams can be realized?
Answer : yea I think
3. Do you agree with Langston when he says that life in wingless without
dreams? Discuss
Answer : Yea, because without dreams, we cant go anything.
4. How does the poem make you feel?
Answer : Encouraged
5. What do you think the poet is saying? Do you agree? Give reason.
Answer: The poet is trying to encouraged people who read it, I agree
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Do you think peace is necessary for our world? Do you think our world has any chance of peace? Are you
hopeful that we will be able to overcome all the obstacles to establish peace? Write your reflections
below.
Answer : Yea ,absolutely, peace is something that this world needed, this world must cure itself, peace is
the symbolize that people is no longer selfish, Peace can make this world a better place for all human
and all living things, lets make world great again.
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1. Find different poetic devices used in songs and poems given below. Circle each
technique using following color code:
Use red for simile, use blue for metaphor, use green for personification, use
purple for hyperbole, use yellow for alliteration, use pink for onomatopoeia, and
use orange for rhyme.
1. Speak Now by Taylor Swift
And the organ starts to play
A song that sounds like a death march
She floats down the aisle
Like a pageant queen
2. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day by Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darlings buds of May.
3. Your love is a song by Switchfoot
Ooh, your love is a symphony
All around me, running through me
Ooh, your love is a melody
Underneath me, running to me
4. Human Nature by Michael Jackson
If this town is just an apple
Then let me take a bite
5. My Town by Sharon Hendricks
The leaves on the ground danced in the wind
The brook sang merrily as it went on its way.
The fence posts gossiped and watched cars go by
which winked at each other just to say hi.
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6. The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson
The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
7. Good Riddance by Green Days
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
8. Grenade by Bruno Mars
I'd catch a grenade for ya
Throw my hand on the blade for ya
I'd jump in front of a train for ya
You know I'd do anything for ya
See I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
9. I love the way you lie by Eminem
Come back, we're running right back, here we go again
It's so insane, 'cause when it's going good, it's going great
I'm Superman with the wind at his back.
10. The Siege of Belgrade by Alaric Alexander Watts
An Austrian array, awfully arrayed,
Boldly by battery, besieged Belgrade.
Cossack commanders, cannonading come,
Dealing destruction's devastating doom;
11. Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas
Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom pow
Boom boom pow
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12. As I walked out one evening by W.H. Auden
I'll love you, dear, I'll love you
Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street,
I'll love you till the ocean
Is folded and hung up to dry
And the seven stars go squawking
Like geese about the sky.
13. Fireflies by Owl City
'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance
14. The Violet By Mary E. Eaton
Down in a green and shady bed
A modest violet grew;
Its stalk was bent, it hung its head,
As if to hide from view.
15. Like rolling stone by Bob Dylan
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
2. From the titles of songs given below, can you guess what the song is about?
Choose the best possible answer.
1. Don't worry, be Happy by Bobby Mc Ferrin
- We should not worry about our troubles.
2. Imagine by John Lennon
- Figure out your dream and strive for it.
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3. Fireflies by Owl City
- Believe and live life to fullest.
4. Paradise by Cold Play
- Heaven is up there.
5. We are the champions by Queen
- Path to glory and success.
3. Fill in the blanks with words given below:
tumbled, survive, sorrow, diverge, wince, wrath, menace, barren,
punishment, loom
1. Mary was afraid that she would incur her mother's wrath if she fought with her brother.
2. She knew in order to survive, she will have to fight all odds.
3. It was great sorrow for Jane when her brother moved out of the country.
4. She slipped and tumbled down the stairs.
5. You can take any route as long as you don't diverge from the main highway.
6. His shadow looms in the dark long after he was gone.
7. He was given the right punishment considering his transgressions.
8. This field is barren nothing grows here.
9. She wince when I touched her broken arm.
10. This little kid is such a menace, always disturbing people.
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Fly Me to Mexico
Fly me to Mexico
Let me sing with the band
Let me see what spring is like
On mexio
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby kiss me
Fill my heart with love
Let me sing for ever more
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
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I can do this.
Complete these statements:
1. The most interesting thing I learned in this chapter was learned about music
2. The part I enjoyed most was when i must highlight some part of the songs
3. I would like to find more about songs
4. The hardest part in this chapter was trying to figure out the meaning of poem
5. I need to work harder at poem
Read the statements below and tick ( ) the option that is most applicable to you.
1. The poems and songs were easy to understand ( No )
2. I know how to write a song ( No )
3. I can Write a song ( No _
4. I know about poetic devices ( No )
5. I can use poetic devices ( No )
My plan to overcome difficulties of this chapter
Study harder!
