In the midst of hardship

THE POET LATFF MOHIDIN * Born in 1941 * A celebrated artist and poet *Studied art in Germany, France and America. * Received Malaysia’s National Literary Prize and Southeast Asian’s Writer Award in 1984

IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP LATIFF MOHIDIN At dawn they returned home their soaky clothes torn and approached the stove their limbs marked by scratches their legs full of wounds but on their brows there was not a sign of despair The whole day and night just passed they had to brave the horrendous flood in the water all the time between bloated carcasses and tiny chips of tree barks desperately looking for their son’s albino buffalo that was never found They were born amidst hardship and grew up without a sigh or a complaint now they are in the kitchen, making jokes while rolling their cigarette leaves translated by Salleh Ben Joned

IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP SETTING Place: A village where a flood has recently occurred. Time: The Present PERSONA The persona is probably a visitor or a person who has lived with the villagers. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP Meaning of the Stanza 1 At dawn they returned home their soaky clothes torn and approached the stove their limbs marked by scratches their legs full of wounds but on their brows there was not a sign of despair ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP Meaning of Stanza 2 The whole day and night just passed they had to brave the horrendous flood in the water all the time between bloated carcasses and tiny chips of tree barks desperately looking for their son’s albino buffalo that was never found ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP Meaning of Stanza 3 They were born amidst hardship and grew up without a sigh or a complaint now they are in the kitchen, making jokes while rolling their cigarette leaves ,[object Object],[object Object]

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CONTRAST * between the physical appearance and facial expressions *between the cold weather and the warm climate in the house. * between two types of destruction caused by the flood. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],DICTION The words were used correctly to bring this poem to life LANGUAGE AND STYLE

In the midst of hardship

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