Friday, 19 October 2012

He Had Such Quiet Eyes - Questions

In the first stanza, what other words can you use to replace the word ‘quiet’ in the phrase ‘quiet eyes’ without changing the intended meaning?

Deceptive/Dishonest/Pretending/Devious/Misleading/False

What do these lines mean?

They were two pools of lies
Layered with thinnest eyes

Danger lurked beneath the seemingly calm and sincere demeanour of the boy/man

She’d be free from the ‘hows and the whys’. Write 2 possible questions that could have been asked by the girl.

How could I have been so trusting?
Why did he leave me?
How could he have done this to me?
Why was I so blind?

What do you think the line ‘Be sure that nice really means nice’ from the poem means?

Being friendly and cordial with a man is fine as long as there are no hidden motives or expectations on his part for casual, physical intimacy.

Adapted from : STAR-NIE, 19 September 2012

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