Are You Still Playing Your Flute?
Answer the following questions based on the poem, Are You Still Playing Your Flute?.
1. Who is the persona in the poem?
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2. Write one line from the poem that depicts that people are jobless.
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3. Provide three phrases that depict the message of cruel realities of a nation in uncertainty of its future.
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4. In your own words describe why the poet used the word “sick” to describe the rice fields.
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5. What did the persona mean when she said ‘deserted’?
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6. Why is the persona feeling guilty?
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7. Why is the question “Are you still playing your flute’ repeated as the starting line of all the stanzas?
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8. In your opinion, is this a romantic poem? Provide reasons for your answer.
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