SUMMARY OF THE POEM, ABANDONED

5C. ABANDONED

(Poem)

Introduction

This poem was written by Dr.Suraya Nasim. The title of the poem says ‘left unwanted or rejected permanently’. This poem talks about a newly born baby who was thrown into the garbage bin (dust bin) by her mother. This was the most pathetic plight (very sad & difficult situation) for her to come across. That scene moved the poetess and made her to write this poem.

This poem is meant to feel but not for singing with joy. The words in this poem came like directly from her heart like a flow. These words in the poem are very easy to read and understand.

Summary

A newly born baby, of some days of age, was thrown into the dustbin by her mother. The mother had her reasons to do so. The garbage was located on the outskirts of the city. It contained mosquitoes and some other insects that bitten the baby’s finger very badly. The baby cried a lot for help, but there was nobody as it was dark night on the outskirts. The fingers were bleeding and giving dirty smell. The infected body was exposed to the radiation and spread all over the area.

The baby cried bitterly in an uncontrolled manner and finally died in the frightening dark, cold night. That was the baby rejected by the destiny and society. As it was bitterly cold outside, the baby struggled a lot to hold her breathe. She took quick breathes in order to get alive. That was the baby thrown into the garbage like a waste material.

The baby was with cyanosed (greenish blue) lips; see blue nose and tiny, soft, smooth fingertips.  The baby’s body was tattered and the skin was badly damaged by the insects.

There was a dirty, fat and black cat sitting on the edge of the dust bin searching for its food. It found its food (rats) in the dust bin eating the baby. The rats were tearing baby’s head with their sharp teeth and biting the ears of the baby to eat as the food. Then, the cat jumps over giving ‘meow’ sound and the rats too get ready to attack the cat. A violent fight takes place between the cat and the rats for the food. The baby was already dead. The only sin of the baby was to come to this world where the people were unkind and society was uncivilized.

Download this file in a pdf copy :

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cETdCaa-GOrKG0-P0RliAqWhm7GJ3dfl/view

The Summary by

CHANDRA SHEKER CH

Faculty of English

www.YouTube.com/TenthEnglishOnline

https://TenthEnglishOnline.blogspot.com

DEBATE & ARGUMENTS

A debate is an organised argument. You might think you’ve never taken part in a debate before but you probably have without realising it! When you discuss topics in class or at home, and put forward different points of view - this is debating. Debating allows you to discuss your ideas and find out what other people think about a particular topic. If you’re asked to take part in an organised debate at school, this is likely to be a more formal discussion and follow a set of rules.

Here are some simple rules for formal debates:

• First of all, you need two teams: the proposition team and the opposition team.
• Then you need something to argue about. This is called a motion.
• The proposition team starts. Their first speaker has to tell everyone what the motion is all about.
• The opposition team goes next. Then the teams take it in turns until everyone has had their say.
• The last speaker on each team has to sum up their team’s main argument.

Your team will need to do plenty of preparation - writing out the main points of your argument. During the debate, your team is allowed to pass notes to each other so that you can add or change things as you go along. The most convincing team wins the debate. Try to guess in advance what your opposing team might argue to avoid being caught out.

ARGUMENTS

Use these tips to make your arguments as convincing as you can:

• Use facts - it’s hard to argue against a fact so use as much evidence and as many statistics as possible.
• Use opinion too - debating is all about getting your opinion across and persuading  others to agree with you, so use a good balance of fact and opinion.
• Listen to the other team and comment on what they have said. You then have a chance to convince the audience of the other side of the argument.
• Structure your argument - as if you were writing an essay, you need a clear introduction,a middle and a conclusion.
• Arguing isn’t about shouting the loudest - present your arguments in a clear controlled voice. Don’t lose your temper or get too emotional about the arguments.