My badge has a Latin motto
Hope for the future
The future is hope
Or something
At times black crows try to interrupt
When we sing the National Anthem
It is difficult to maintain
The whiteness of my shoes
Especially on Wednesdays
I must admit there is something quite special
About the bare thighs of hardworking scouts
The Malay chauffeurs
Who wait for my schoolmates
Sit on the car park kerb
Telling jokes to one another
Seven to the power of five is unreasonable
On Chinese New Year
Mrs Lee dressed up
In a sarong kebaya
And sang Bengawan Solo
The capital of Singapore is Singapore
My best friend did a heroic thing once
Shaded all A’s
For his Chinese Language
Multiple-choice paper
In our annual yearbook
There is a photograph of me
Pushing a wheelchair and smiling
They caught me
At the exact moment
When my eyes were actually closed
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The first stanza
I feel that the author uses a little bit of rhythm so as to stress out the importance of his badge that he obtained. I feel that the author does not fully understand the symbolism of his badge as he mentioned in the last sentence " or something " even though he has already passed secondary school. Another element the author used would be symbolism, for the badge seemed to symbolize the hope for a better future.
The second stanza
The author has used the element " Free verse " as i feel that only with free verse he can truly elaborate the fun they had when being interrupted while singing the national anthem.
The third stanza
The author is trying to tell us that on Wednesday, he probably has Physical Education or Sports so his shoes would be soiled and black. However, he seems to enjoy this day as he did not point out any hint of regret or disappointment.
The fourth stanza
The author admires the scouts, not for their will or determination to help others, but for their strong thighs and muscles. This is something quite amusing to me. However, he seems to dislike the scouts a little as he used the phrase " must admit " which told us that he was rather unwilling to say this.
The fifth stanza
I think the author is rather envious that his other schoolmates have chauffeurs to pick them up after school. However, we could see that the chauffeurs at that time were rather free and had nothing much to do as they were tellling jokes to each other while waiting for the children.
The sixth stanzaThe author must have enjoyed Chinese New Year very much at that time but however, I feel that he was also trying to tell us how funny it was as Mrs Lee dressed up in a Malay costume and sang a Malay song during Chinese New Year.
The seventh stanza
The author seemed to enjoy exams but because he could do well and score, but because he could see the amusing acts that his classmates would do when they did not know the answer.
The eight stanza
I feel that the author had an intention of revealing that he was wheelchair bound only when the poem was about to end. However, despite of this, i feel that he still enjoyed Secondary school very much as he was able to give a big grin for the annual yearbook.
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