Home Learning 25 May- Poetry analysis

My badge has a Latin motto
Hope for the future
The future is hope
Or something

In the first stanza the author writes about his school badge, which has a Latin Motto- "Hope for the future, the future is hope". "Or something" he adds, displaying his uncertainity.


At times black crows try to interrupt
When we sing the National Anthem

Occasionally the cawing of the crows disturbs the daily singing of the National Anthem.


It is difficult to maintain
The whiteness of my shoes
Especially on Wednesdays

The author finds it hard to maintain the cleanliness of his shoes on Wednesday, therefore he might be scheduled to have some physical activity then, possibly PE or CCA.

I must admit there is something quite special
About the bare thighs of hardworking scouts

The author marvels at the diligence of the scouts.


The Malay chauffeurs
Who wait for my schoolmates
Sit on the car park kerb
Telling jokes to one another

The author's schoolmates were wealthy enough to hire Malay chauffeurs to fetch them home from school, and presumably vice versa.


Seven to the power of five is unreasonable

The author fails to comprehend the math being taught to him

On Chinese New Year
Mrs Lee dressed up
In a sarong kebaya
And sang Bengawan Solo

This is somewhat ironic as a Chinese teacher dressed in a Malay traditional costume and sang a Malay folk song on Chinese New Year.


The capital of Singapore is Singapore

The author demonstrates the knowledge obtained from his education- Singapore is too small to have a capital.


My best friend did a heroic thing once
Shaded all A’s
For his Chinese Language
Multiple-choice paper

The author seems to have a warped definition of "heroic" which extends to his best friend, who resorted to guessing 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

In the author's annual yearbook, someone captured a photo of the author pushing the wheelchair of a disabled person while he was blinking.