Home Learning Task 2

Children in the Darkness

This shows how pitiful the children are and the seriousness of the problem

Steps in Analysis
	Point	Evidence	Elaboration
1.	Point of ViewThe poem's point of view is from a person who wants people to help these children.	Could we simply light a candle Could we give them half a chance Could we teach them how to read Could we teach them how to dance	This shows that the author wants to gain support from people to help the children in Vietnam
2.	Situation and Setting In war situation with alot of violence.	Or will a war consume them Their body and their soul Will their life and blood be poured Down some endless thirsty hole	There is war and the children will suffer by being kill as they are helpless
3	Language/ DictionThe language used is very solemn	There are children in the darkness
4	Personal ResponseThe author is trying to send a message that we should help	The whole poem	His words are trying to convince us

Home Learning Task 1

Children in the darkness

This poem was written when the writer was in vietnam when he children there were the ones suffering the most as they could not have proper education and may be abused by the adults. They would be exposed to alot of violence as there was the vietnam war. The children may not survuve to see the world and be kept in the darkness.

The author also wrote:"Will their life and blood be poured Down some endless thirsty hole" , this shows that the children in vietnam were neglected and many died.

I feel that the author wrote this poem to show the situation in vietnam and how war can affect a country so badly and that the children will suffer most if this continues to happen.