English Powerpoint Presentation
Name:Nur Halimah Binti Mohammad Fazil Matrix Number:13620 Class:4 Zamrud
He Had Such Quiet Eyes
FIGURATIVE & LITERAL MEANING
Stanza 1
Literal Meaning
When the persona looked into the young man's sincere-looking eyes,she was deceived into thinking that he needed someone to love.She was not aware that betrayal was second nature to him.His eyes even made her feel compelled to be 'nice' to him.
Figurative Meaning
Meeting people and getting involved in a social relationship is part and parcel of life.However,along the way,we may meet two-faced people with ulterior motives.Sometimes,they may come across as so sincere that we innocently accept them as friends or partner.
Stanza 2
Literal Meaning
When the persona was betrayed by the man,she wondered why she had not been wiser.She should have remembered the age-old advice of not believing man blindly.If she had held on to her principles,she would not be asking herself why she had been cheated.
Figurative Meaning
Social relationships can turn sour if one party betrayed the other.Hence,one should be careful of the other party's motives.In any case,do not compromise your principles,as someone who is sincere would not force you to giving up your morals.
Stanza 3
Literal Meaning
The poet advises young ladies to be more careful before getting involved in relationships with men.They must make sure they know the man well.They should learn to differentiate between sincerety and falsehood.They will eventually meet the right man,though they may lose heats to a few times before that.
MEANING FOR EACH LINE
Stanza 1
He had such queit eyes - his eyes were calm and quiet She did not realise - she did not know They were two pools of lies - his eyes were like two pools filled with lies Layered with thinnest ice - thinly veiled,like very thin ice To her,those quiet eyes - to the woman,those calm and quiet eyes Were breathing desolate sighs - looked very sad and desolate Imploring her to be nice - the eyes were begging her to be nice to him And to render him paradise - and to gives him happiness and bliss so that he would feel like he was in paradise
Stanza 2
If only she'd been wise - the woman wished she had been wiser in her past actions And had listened to the advice - and she had listened to the sound advice given to her by people who cares about her Never to compromise - they had advice not to give up her moral With pleasure-seeking guys - when she was with man who wanted only pleasure and fun She'd be free from "the hows and whys" - if she had listened to them,she would not be haunted by questions of hows and whys and the difficult situation she was in
Stanza 3
Now here's a bit of advice - let me give you a bit of advice Be sure that nice really means nice - make sure that the person you think nice,is truly sincere and trustworthy Then you'll never be losing at dice - then,you will not lose in a game of chances or a game of love where you can lose your heart to an undeserving man Though you may lose you heart once or twice - even if you should fall in love and lose you heart to love once or twice
MEANING FOR EACH STANZA
Stanza 1
The woman is taken up with his 'quiet eyes'.The eyes mesmerise and beg her to be nice to him and make him extremely happy, that is 'render him paradise'.The poet uses a very long imagery of eyes 'breathing desolate sighs' to enhance the effect of the eyes on the girl.The woman,being enamoured with those eyes,does not notice he is deceiving her.It would not be difficult to see through the man if the woman had her feet on the ground because the eyes have only the 'thinnest ice',easy to break through to learn the man's true nature.
Stanza 2
Something has happened to the woman and she learnt the truth about the man.The poet suggested that she has learnt the hard way that is she learns her lesson through bad experience.She has made a mistake of trusting the man because she has refused to listen to the advice not 'not to compromise' that is , lower her standards or expectations in order to pleae a man seduces woman.
Stanza 3
The poet extends her friendly advice to woman to understand what is meant by 'nice' what it mean when man are 'nice' to you.When he is 'nice',friendly and pleasant to you,make sure that he is sincere and trustworthy and not because he has ulterior motive,that is he wants something fron you in return.The poet further comment that love may be the gamble as suggested in 'dice',you take your chances with someone,you may find true love or you may not.The important issue here is that ultimately you have not lost anything because you have not compromised,you are nt deceived
