SPM LITERATURE (FORM 5 POEM) - ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE Are you still playing your

flute ? When there is hardly time for our love I am feeling guilty To be longing for your song The melody concealed in the slim hollow of the bamboo Uncovered by the breath of an artist Composed by his fingers Blown by the wind To the depth of my heart Are you still playing the flute? In the village so quiet and deserted Amidst the sic rice field While here it has become a lu!ury To spend time watching the rain "a#ing at the evening rays Collecting dew drops $r en%oying the fragrance of flowers& Are you still playing the flute? The more it disturbs my conscience to be thin ing of you in the ha#ard of you my younger brothers unemployed and desperate my people disunited by politics my friend slaughtered mercilessly this world is too old and bleeding Zurinah Hassan Match th !in s "# th $" % t" th c"rr ct % anin& ' Ar ("u sti!! $!a(in& ("ur #!ut ) *h n th r is har+!( ti% #"r "ur !", I a% # !in& &ui!t( T" - !"n&in& #"r ("ur s"n&
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'he feels guilty as she longs to hear him playing the flute& The persona as s her partner if he is still playing the flute when he has hardly time for her& When blown by the wind( the melody is heard by the persona& The music is so touching that it stri es the depths of her heart& The music comes from the slim bamboo used as a flute& The melody is played by the man)s fingers and breath& The persona chides the flautist for playing the flute when the village is plagued by problems * it is quiet and deserted while the rice fields have become barren& The people in the village have to struggle for survival& It has become a lu!ury to watch the rain( the sunset( collect dewdrops or en%oy the fragrance of flowers& +non,productive activities.oung men are %obless and desperate while the people are divided by different political views& The persona regrets that she is still thin ing of the flautist when the nation is beset by problems& It is dangerous to thin of the flautist when there are more pressing concerns around& /eople you care for are brutally illed& Indeed( the world resembles a sic ly and dying old man&

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2& Where is the person playing his musical instrument?1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 3& What is the meaning of 4there is hardly time for our love ? 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 5& Why does the poet # ! &ui!t( about longing for the flautist)s song ? 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 6& 7rom Stan5a :4 e!plain how the melody can be concealed in the bamboo? 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 8& Write down two words from the poem which are related to %usic ' a-11111111111111111111111111111 b-1111111111111111111111111111111111 9& The word 4artist) in line 8 refers to 111111111111111& Which line suggests the flautist is a professional :11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ;& Why are rice fields ;sic2< ) 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 <& "ive 2 activities that have become a !u3ur(' (What are the things the persona en%oy doing in the village?a-11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 b-111111111111111111111111111111111111111 0=& What does the word 4here refers to ?11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 00& What is the !in which proves that the village had been abandoned ? 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 02& Why does the flautist playing disturbs the c"nsci nc of the persona? 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 03&>!plain the line( 4to be thinking of you, in the hazard of you ? 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 05& The phrase younger brother refers to 1111111111111111111111111111111111111 06& Which !in from the stan#a e!plains the e!istence of ,i"! nc ? 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 08& What caused the people to be 4disunited ? 'tate "n %"ra! ,a!u 7 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 09& What is the atmosphere in the village ? 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 0;& Why is the world too old and bleeding ? "ive a reason& 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 0<& What is the ! ss"n in this poem ? 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 2=&Why does the persona repeat the question(Are you still playing your flute?) in all the three stan#as ? 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

Ans. rs #"r ;Ar Y"u Sti!! P!a(in& Y"ur F!ut )< 0& The flute 2&In the quiet and deserted village& 3& The time is limited for their love as there are many problems around& 5& 'he feels guilty as she is reluctant to disturb him and also worried about her people)s problems& 6& The bamboo is hollow and the song seem to be hidden in it( until the melody flows out when the flute is played& 8& a- song 9& the flautist 4Composed by his fingers) ;& The rice fields are sic because the villagers have left the village and the rice fields are <& a- Watching the rain and sunset b- Collecting dewdrops $ther options : >n%oying the fragrance of flowers 0=& the town ? urban area 00& 4The village so quiet and deserted&) 02& This is because her nation is plagued by many problems( so she feels she should not be en%oying the flautist)s tune& 03& It is dangerous to be thin ing of the flautist when they are more pressing concerns around& 05& the younger generation 06& 4@y friend slaughtered mercilessly&) 08& The disunity is caused by politics& $ne moral value is unity& 09& It is quiet and deserted& The paddy fields are empty and almost abandoned& 0;& The world is old and bleeding because of the social and political upheaval which has resulted in disunity and merciless illings& 0<& To be responsible and aware of one)s duties towards family and society& 2=& To stress the persona)s disbelief and disappointment at the flautist)s ignorance of real,life problems around them& +The flautist seems to be in a whole of his own&unattended to& b- melody SM8A9

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