8th English Guide Poem 1 Special Hero

 

 When I was a baby,
you would hold me in your arms.
I felt the love and tenderness,
keeping me safe from harm.
I would look up into your eyes,
and all the love I would see.
How did I get so lucky,
you were the dad chosen for me.
There is something special
about a father's love.
Seems it was sent to me
from someplace up above.
Our love is everlasting,
I just wanted you to know.
That you're my special hero
and I wanted to tell you so.
                -Christina M Kerschen

 

C) Answer the following questions

1. Who is the speaker?
The Poet – Christina M. Kerschen is the speaker.

2. Who is the special hero mentioned in the poem?
The Poet’s dad .

3. How did the child feel when it was hold by its dad?
He felt the love and kindness.

4. What do the above lines mean?
”Seems it was sent to me from someplace up above”.The poet feels that his dad is sent to him from Heaven.

5. What did the child want to tell its dad?
“He is a Special Hero”

D) Work in pairs and answer the questions below

1. "There is something special about a father's love".
Identify the alliteration in the given lines. Something - Special.
2. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
see - me, love - above, know - so - are the rhyming words

E) Write a paragraph on the father’s love as described in the poem.

                   Lesson : SPECIAL HERO
                Author : Christina M. Kerschen
                Theme : Father’s love
                Moral : Love your father.

The poetess recalls her father’s love in her infancy. Her father would hold her in his arms. That warmth gave her a security. It made her feel his love and tenderness. The father’s love is shown in his eyes. The child felt so lucky to have him as her father. She considers his love very special. It is sent from God. The love between them will last forever. The Child wants to tell his father that he is her special hero.

Late Bloomers

• The poetess recalls her father’s love.
• Her father would hold him closely.
• Her father’s love is very special to her.
• It is sent from heaven.
• It will last forever.
• Her father is her special hero.