Form 4 English – READING LITERARY WORKS msomimaktaba, November 13, 2018February 13, 2019 POEM 2: A FREEDOM SONG(By Marjorie Oludhe)1. What is poem about?The poem is about a girl called Atieno. She is oppressed, humiliated and segregated by her maternal uncle. Atieno is overworked. At the age of eight she was plinking the chicken. She was neither taken to school nor paid for her services. Later she become pregnant and died due to post delivery bleeding.2. Who is speaking in the poem?The speaker is either Atieno’s uncle or someone who has been the observe of what happened to Atieno. Hence he pretends to be Atieno’s uncle. The speaker is not happy with Atieno’s life. The speaker is aware of child abuse.3. What is fore of the speaker?The fore is sarcastic states that Atieno has gone to glory.4. The mood of the speaker is sadness to what happened to Atieno.5. Point out eight themes from the poem and explain(i) Child labourAtieno is working as house girl in her uncle’s house. At this age Atieno is supposed to be at school.(ii) OppressionAtieno is overworked. At the age of eight. Atieno plucks the kitchen washes dishes and sleeps in the kitchen on sacks.(iii) ExploitationAtieno is exploited. The young girl is working hard but does not get any returns. She is not paid, taken to school or bought nice clothes.(iv) SegregationAtieno is not treated equally like her uncle’s children. Atieno’s uncle educates his children but keeps Atieno at home. Worse still Atieno sleeps in the kitchen sacks.(v) Lack of parental careAtieno lacked good parental care. She had no one to guide her on morals. She becomes pregnant at the tender age. (vi) PovertyAtieno is poor. She lacks basic needs like proper shelter, good clothes and food. She has difficult life conditions.(vii) DeathAtieno died due to over bleeding soon after delivery.(viii) Early pregnancyAtieno become pregnant at the age of fourteen. She was still very young. Hence she died.6. Relate your poem to your experienceThere are girls in many societies who become pregnant at the young age. These girls face childbirth difficulties, some of the girls die in the process.On the other hand we have child labour, child abuse and exploitation ALL NOTES FOR ALL SUBJECTS QUICK LINKS:AGRICULTURE O LEVEL PURE MATHEMATICS A LEVELBAM NOTES A LEVELBASIC MATH O LEVELBIOLOGY O/A LEVELBOOK KEEPING O LEVELCHEMISTRY O/A LEVELCIVICS O LEVELCOMPUTER(ICT) O/A LEVELECONOMICS A LEVELENGLISH O/A LEVELCOMMERCE O/A LEVELACCOUNTING A LEVELGENERAL STUDIES NOTESGEOGRAPGY O/A LEVELHISTORY O/A LEVELKISWAHILI O/A LEVELPHYSICS O/A LEVELMOCK EXAMINATION PAPERSNECTA PAST PAPERS Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 English Language Study Notes English Study Notes Form 4 English Study Notes Msomi Maktaba All Notes FORM 4HistoryPost navigationPrevious postNext postRelated Posts Form 5 Commerce Study Notes FORM FIVE COMMERCE – TRADE IN GENERAL November 11, 2018February 13, 2019ALL NOTES FOR ALL SUBJECTS QUICK LINKS: AGRICULTURE O LEVEL PURE MATHEMATICS A LEVEL BAM NOTES A LEVEL BASIC MATH O LEVEL BIOLOGY O/A LEVEL BOOK KEEPING O LEVEL CHEMISTRY O/A LEVEL CIVICS O LEVEL COMPUTER(ICT) O/A LEVEL ECONOMICS A LEVEL ENGLISH O/A LEVEL COMMERCE O/A LEVEL ACCOUNTING A LEVEL…Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Read More Form 4 Geography Study Notes Form 4 Geography – HUMAN POPULATION November 12, 2018February 13, 2019ALL NOTES FOR ALL SUBJECTS QUICK LINKS: AGRICULTURE O LEVEL PURE MATHEMATICS A LEVEL BAM NOTES A LEVEL BASIC MATH O LEVEL BIOLOGY O/A LEVEL BOOK KEEPING O LEVEL CHEMISTRY O/A LEVEL CIVICS O LEVEL COMPUTER(ICT) O/A LEVEL ECONOMICS A LEVEL ENGLISH O/A LEVEL COMMERCE O/A LEVEL ACCOUNTING A LEVEL…Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Read More Form Six Past Papers Islamic Knowledge Form Six Past Papers – NECTA A Level October 16, 2019October 16, 2019Click The Links Below to download Form 6 Past Papers Islamic Knowledge Year Questions/Answers 2018 Paper 1, Paper 2 2016 Paper 1, Paper 2 2013 Paper 2 2012 Paper 1 2011 Paper 1 2010 Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3 2009 Paper 2 A LEVEL NECTA PAST PAPERS –…Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Read More Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment *Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
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