The poem describes life as a short play or comedy where people are dressed and prepared in their mother's wombs for the stage of life on Earth. Heaven is the spectator that watches how each person acts on the stage of life. When the play of life ends at death, it is similar to curtains being drawn when a play finishes, and people truly die instead of just acting.
The poem describes life as a short play or comedy where people are dressed and prepared in their mother's wombs for the stage of life on Earth. Heaven is the spectator that watches how each person acts on the stage of life. When the play of life ends at death, it is similar to curtains being drawn when a play finishes, and people truly die instead of just acting.
The poem describes life as a short play or comedy where people are dressed and prepared in their mother's wombs for the stage of life on Earth. Heaven is the spectator that watches how each person acts on the stage of life. When the play of life ends at death, it is similar to curtains being drawn when a play finishes, and people truly die instead of just acting.
The poem describes life as a short play or comedy where people are dressed and prepared in their mother's wombs for the stage of life on Earth. Heaven is the spectator that watches how each person acts on the stage of life. When the play of life ends at death, it is similar to curtains being drawn when a play finishes, and people truly die instead of just acting.
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The following text is for questions 11 to 15.
What Is Our Life!
(By Sir Walter Raleigh) What is our life? The play of passion Our mirth? The music of division, Our mothers' wombs the tiring-houses be, Where we are dressed for life's short comedy, The earth the stage: Heaven the spectator is, Who sits and views whosoe'er doth act amiss. The graves which hide us from the scorching sun Are like drawn curtains when the play is done Thus playing post we to our latest rest, And then we die in earnest, not in jest, Adopted from https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/8971/poems about-life (October 22, 2019) 11. What does the writer think of life? A It is merely a play. B. It is burdensome. It is complicated D. It is a long journey. E. It is full of tears and laughters. The following text is for questions 16 to 20. Superman (By Five For Fighting) I can't stand to fly I'm not that naive I'm just out to find The better part of me I'm more than a bird? I'm more than a plane I'm more than some pretty face beside a train It's not easy to be me I wish that I could cry Fall upon my knees Find a way to lie About a home I'll never see Student Activity Sing your favorite song Explain the message Present your work be It may sound absurd but don't be naive Even Heroes have the right to bleed I may be disturbed but won't you concede Even Heroes have the right to dream It's not easy to be me 54 Bahasa Inggris X7 Semester 2 The earth the stage, Heaven the spectator is," (Line 5) What can be inferred from the line? A. People become the audience. The stage is created by Heaven. C. People on earth are the players. D. People perform a drama on stage, B E There are many watching us from Heaven 13. "Are like drawn curtains when the play is done." What does the clause when the play is done mean? A. When we die. B. When the show is over. C. When we finish our show. D. When we have no time to play. E. When no one watches the show. 14. What does the writer suggest? A. Life is something unpredictable. B. We should be grateful for our lives. C. We must not waste time for playing. D. We should live our lives passionately. E. There's another life we need to go through 15. "And then we die in earnest, not in jest." The underlined word is similar in meaning to A. cheerful C. important E. sincere B. prosperous D. grateful The following text is for questions 16 to 20. Superman (By Five For Fighting) can't stand to fly m not that naïve [23:24, 4/20/2021] ikaros: and away, away from me Up, up It's all right You can all sleep sound tonight I'm not crazy or anything I can't stand to fly w А В. I'm not that naive Men weren't meant to ride With clouds between their knees I'm only a man in a silly red sheet Only a man in a funny red sheet Digging for kryptonite on this one way street Looking for special things inside of me Adopted from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/f/five+for+fighting superman_20054033.html (September 13, 2017) It's not easy to be me, 20 "Superman"? 16. Why does the song writer entitle the song A. The writer wants to show that Superman is a perfect hero. B. The writer shows that Superman always becomes the winner. C. The writer is going to tell us that Superman is the symbol of victory. D. The writer is going to tell us that Superman always has dreams in his life. E. The writer shows that Superman gives his best although he faces many troubles. 17. What is the song about? A. Superman's life. B. Superman's memory. C. Superman's victory. D. Superman's hometown. E. Superman's strength. Student Activity Sing your favorite song and record it. Explain the message of the song. Present your work before the class. [23:27, 4/20/2021] ikaros: What can you team from the song! A. We should do the best of We should be a perfect person, We should pursue our dreams. D. We should realize our weaknesses, E. We should give the best for others, 19 "Even Heroes have the right to bleed" What does the line imply? A. Heroes are special, B Heroes are humans, c. Anyone can be heroes, D. Rare people can be heroes, Heroes sacrifice themselves, 20. "I may be disturbed but won't you concede (Verse 4) What is the closest meaning of 'concede"? A State, B. Decide. C. Sacrifice D. Surrender E Understand II. Write a poem about your teacher(s).