F2 My Hero

Form 2 poem: My Hero

by Willis Hall

Who is your hero?

Multiple Select

What is the quality of a hero from your point of view?

• brave

• handsome

• extraordinary

• selfless

Today, we are going to learn about a poem entitled 'My Hero'.

Poll

Do you have your own hero?

• Yes

• No

My Hero

My dad’s as brave as a dad can be,

I rate him Number One,

He’s not afraid of the dead of night,

Or anything under the sun.

He’s not afraid of a late-night film,

Full of horrors on the telly,

And is he afraid of skeletons?

Not dad, not on you Nelly!

He’s not afraid of meeting ghosts,

He’s even smile and greet ‘em,

And things that scare most dads the most,

My dad could just defeat ‘em.

He’s not afraid of vampires,

Or a wolf-man come to get him,

If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on our door,

He wouldn’t let that upset him.

My dad’s brave as a dad can be,

And he’s always ready to prove it.

So why, when a spider’s in the bath,

Does Mum have to come and remove it?

Do you understand the poem? Let's look at the meaning.

Meanings

• Stanza 1 - He is not afraid of anything that happens at night or daytime.

• Stanza 2 - He is not afraid of scary movies or skeletons.

• Stanza 3 - He is not afraid of ghosts. He can overcome any scary things.

• Stanza 4 - He is not afraid of vampires, wolf-man, or Frankenstein’s monster.

• Stanza 5 - His dad is very brave. He shows that in everything he does. But, when he sees a spider, he has to get mom to help him remove it.

• The poem talks about a child who looks high upon his father because his father is a hero to him. His father did almost everything extraordinary. But, even a hero has a weakness. He is afraid of a spider!

Themes

• Bravery

  The child’s father is brave. For example, he is not afraid of the dark and day, skeletons, ghosts, vampires, wolf-man or frankenstein

• Love

  The child is close with his/her father. He/She gets to observe his/her father and learn about all the things that he is not afraid of as well as the thing that he is afraid of (spider)

• Respect

  The child still shows respect to his/her father even after knowing that his/her father cannot get rid of a spider.

Multiple Select

Can you think of the moral values of the poem?

• We should be brave in any situations.

• We should love our family members.

• We can judge a book by its cover.

• We should be respectful to our parents even though we know they are not perfect.

• We should show good example to our children.

Now, let's check your understanding!

Multiple Choice

In Stanza 1,which expression shows the persona's pride in his father?

• I'll rate him Number 1.

• He's not afraid of the dead of night

Multiple Choice

Why does the persona use the phrase 'dead of night' to refer to the father being considered brave?

• Because the father is happy at night.

• Because the father not afraid of the darkness.

Multiple Select

List the ghoulish figures as mentioned by the persona.

• Vampire

• Wolfman

• Fairy

• Frankenstein monster

You're almost there!

Multiple Choice

The persona's father or hero has a weakness. What is the weakness?

• Spider

• Vampire

Open Ended

What do you think of a hero who has a weakness?

That's all for today. See you!