POEM PRESENTATIONMADE BY :

RAISSA. W

TALITHAWILSON WINATA

ROBIN KIE

GLADYS

THE CITY IS SO BIGThe city is so bigKota itu sangat besarIts bridges quake with fearJembatan-jembatannya retak dengan sangat mengerikanI know, i have seen at nightSaya tahu, saya sudah melihatnya pada malam hariThe lights sliding from house to houseLampu-lampu itu tersusun dari rumah ke rumahAnd trains pass with windows shiningDan kereta-kereta lewat dengan jendela-jendela yang berkilauLike a smile full of teethSeperti senyum yang lebar

I have seen machines eating housesSaya melihat mesin-mesin menelan rumah-rumahAnd stairways walk all by themselvesDan melihat tangga-tangga berjalan sendiriAnd elevator doors opening and closingDan elevator terbuka dan tertutupAnd people disappearDan orang-orang menghilang

By : Richard Garcia

CONNECT TO YOUR LIFE!

1. Have you ever ridden an escalator, or moving stairway? Have you ridden in elevators? How did you feel on these rides?

Answer:-Yes I have. I felt good, but sometimes I was worried about being stuck.

KEY TO THE POEM

Imagery words & phrases that appeal to the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch)

“I have seen machines eating houses.”

THINK IT THROUGH1. What image does line 2 give the reader?

- It shows us that the bridge is quake and make us feel scared

2. What mood or feeling do lines 2 and 7-10 create? What images help create this feeling?- A scary mood; bridges quake with fear, machines eating houses, stairways walking by themselves, doors opening & closing, people disappearing.

3. How is the feeling about cities in this poem different from the feeling in the poem “City” on page 57?- The feeling in the “City” is happier.

OPEN YOUR WORKBOOK PAGE 22!

WORKBOOK PAGE 22A. Answer the questions below about the poem.

1. What is the speaker talking about this poem?- About the situation in the big city.

2. In line 2, which word describes what bridges do? What does the word mean?

- “Its bridges quake with fear.” It means shake.

3. Which of the five senses does the image in line 4 appeal to? Why?

- Sight. Because light represents the view of the city.

4. In line 7, what do machines do? Which word makes you think the machines act like people? How do you know that the machines are not really like people?

- “Eat houses.” Because people don’t eat houses.

5. Which words tell what elevator doors do in line 9?- “Opening and closing.”

B. Give another example of an image you have seen in a big city. Begin your example with the words “I have seen.”

- I have seen skyscrappers lining on the road.

THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION