The poem is about a weary old soldier addressing the younger generation from his wheelchair. He urges them to stand up for justice and continue the struggle for independence that he and earlier generations underwent. He feels helpless due to being old and crippled, and is disturbed by the poverty and corruption he sees around him. He wants the youth to take up the responsibilities passed down from their forefathers and form ranks to protect the nation.

1. THE
FIGHTER’
S LINES

3. COMPLETE THE PASSAGE

4. CROSSWORD PUZZLE

6. CROSSWORD PUZZLE

8. 1. THE PERSONA IS AN OLD MAN

9. 2. THE PERSONA WANTS THE YOUTH TO SACRIFICE
THEIR LIVES.

10. 3. THE YOUTH TODAY DO NOT CARE FOR THEIR
COUNTRY.

11. 4. THE PERSONA IS DISTURBED BY THE SPREAD OF
POVERTY IN THE COUNTRY.

12. 5. THE POEM SHOWS US THAT THE OLD MUST PASS
THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE YOUNG.

13. 6. THE PERSONA HAS ENDURED MUCH SUFFERING.

14. 7. THE WORD YOU IN THE LAST LINE OF THE POEM
REFERS TO SOLDIERS.

15. 8. THE MAIN THEME OF THE POEM IS PATRIOTISM.

16. 9. THE PERSONA IS ANGRY WITH THE YOUNG
PEOPLE.

17. 10. THE PERSONA FEELS THAT THE YOUTH HAVE
DONE ENOUGH FOR THE COUNTRY.

19. 1. WHO IS THE PERSONA IN THIS POEM?

20. 2. WHO IS THE PERSONA ADDRESSING IN THIS
POEM?

21. 3. WHAT HAS THE YOUNGER GENERATION
INHERITED FROM THEIR FOREFATHERS?

22. 4. WHICH WORDS IN THE POEM TELL US THAT THE
PERSONA IS WEARY AND HAS BEEN AROUND A
LONG TIME?

23. 5. WHAT GREAT STRUGGLE DID THE PERSONA
UNDERGO?

24. 6. WHY DO YOU THINK THE PERSONA IS IN A WHEEL
CHAIR?

25. 7. IN STANZA 2, WHAT DISTURBS THE PERSONA THE
MOST?

26. 8. WHY DOES THE PERSONA SAY HE CAN SEE AND
CANNOT DO MUCH?

27. 9. WHAT DOES THE PERSONA WANT THE YOUNGER
GENERATION TO DO?

28. 10. NAME ONE OF THE THEMES OF THE POEM.
1. Patriotism
2. A Soldier’s sacrifice
3. The passing of responsibilities
from the old to the young

29. 11. STATE AN EXAMPLE OF PERSONIFICATION
FOUND IN THE POEM

30. 12. AS A MEMBER OF THE YOUNG GENERATION
THAT THE PERSONA ADDRESSES IN THE POEM, HOW
WOULD YOU REPLY TO HIM?

32. 1. THE PHRASE ‘THE HISTORY’ IN LINE 4 REFERS
TO _____
all the wars fought
the colonial rule in Malaysia
all the suffering during the war
the war fought for independence

33. 2. WHY DOES THE PERSONA FEEL HELPLESS?
He is slowly dying
He is old and crippled
He has left the army
He has left the country

34. 3.THE WORD ‘REMNANTS’ IS USED TO DESCRIBE
the persona’s war experience
the garbage around us
the rest of the persona’s crippled years
the persona’s free time

35. 4. THE PERSONA IS DISTURBED BY THE ______
poverty around him
deceit he sees everywhere
increase in health problems
sick people around him

36. 5. WHICH PHRASE IS USED TO REFER TO THOSE
WHO SHOULD STAND UP FOR JUSTICE?
Be brave
No more voice
Sons of our ancestor
Form ranks

37. 6. THE PHRASE ‘ A WALL’ REFERS TO ________
a united population
the wall protecting the nation
a strong fort
an army of soldiers

38. 7. WHAT HAVE THE CITIZENS INHERITED?
freedom
knowledge
wealth
land

39. 8. THE PRONOUN ‘YOU’ IN THE LAST LINE OF THE
POEM REFERS TO _________
The persona
The people
The leaders
All the soldiers

41. Match the sentence parts
The persona became
crippled is old and crippled
To be worn out is to free from colonial rule
our nation fought for after fighting in the war
independence to be for independence
The persona feels feel tired and weak
crushed
The persona feels in body and spirit
helpless for he

42. Match the sentence parts
to face a challenge is to
be able to
the ‘net of deceit’
refers to united and courageous
to stand up for
justice, people have overcome it and be
to be successful
corruption among the
nation’s leaders