Are You Still Playing Your Flute by Zurinah Hassan

SPM Cloned Questions

1. In stanza 1, why does I feel guilty? (1m)
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2. In stanza 1 line 4, where does the word here refer? (1m)

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3. In stanza 1 line 3, what does the phrase the sick rice field mean? (1m)
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4. Which lines in stanza 1 shows that the persona feels she has very little time
for leisure/trivialities? (1m)
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5. From stanza 2, explain what those words refer to: (2m)

a. Here :
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b. Luxury : _____________________________________________________________

6. Without using examples from the poem, give two problems that concerns
society presently (2m)
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b. ____________________________________________________________________

7. My younger brothers unemployed and desperate

My people disunited by politics
My friend slaughtered merciless
The world is too old and bleeding

Are You Still Playing Your Flute by Zurinah Hassan

SPM Cloned Questions
In your own words, explain the problems that the persona mentions in these
lines. (2m)
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Answers
1. I feel guilty because she longs to listen to her lovers flute despite the fact that
she has more important things to do.
2. It refers to the place where the persona is, possibly in a city
3. It means that the rice fields are barren and no longer fertile.
4. While here it has become a luxury / to spend time watching the rain
5.

(a) It refer to a place away from the village

(b) It refers to being able to enjoy the simple things in life.

6.

(a) Poverty
(b) Conflict

7. rising unemployment, people and families separeated nu politics, and people

being killed in numerous wars.