Poem : What has happened to Lulu Flashcards
Who is the persona in this poem
Lulu’s younger sibling
Who is Lulu
the persona’s older sister
2 items Lulu leaves behind
- Old rag-doll
2. A shoe
point of view
the first-person point of view
signs for the poem that Lulu could’ve run away
Give a reason
open window, missing money box
She had an argument with her mother
The mother keeps lying to the persona
would u do the same? Give a reason
I would tell my child the truth
Because he has the right to know
describe two possibilities that could have happened to Lulu
- She ran away in the middle of the night
2. She eloped with her boyfriend
How do you think the mother behaved at the news of Lulu’s disappearance
Explain
She paced around the house
Because she is anxious about her daughter’s safety
Why does the mother hide the truth from the persona
she wanted to protect the persona from the unpleasantness of the situation
engine roar
Lulu drove away
What is the persona trying to do
He is trying to seek answers from his mother but she was being secretive
voice
argument btw Lulu and her mother
what item symbolises innocence
The rag-doll
What does the flapping curtain represent
Lulu’s new freedom, her goodbye to her innocence and previous life
What happened to the money box
Give a reason to your answer
Lulu took it
She will need the money to buy things
the tear-drops fall
cry
Why do you think the persona’s mother turns her head
She does not want the persona to see her crying
What are the two things the persona’s mother is doing
- she is crying
2. she is crumpling and throwing the note into the fire
Why does the persona’s mother throw the notes on the fire
She does not want the persona to know what his sister has written in it
How does she feel about Lulu
She is deeply disappointed with Lulu
What does she tell the persona when he asks her about the note
she said it is nothing at all
two things that woke the persona up
- voices
2. engine roar
what does mother say when he told him about the things he heard
What he heard was just a dream
The persona told his mother that he heard somebody cry in anger or pain
what did she say
He would have heard a gust of rain
how does persona mother feel
give evidence
She is confused
‘why do you wander as though, you don’t know what to do?’
moral values
- We must not run away from home
2. We must not do anything irrational and hurt our family members
what does old rag-doll represent
Lulu’s innocence
What do you think happened to Lulu
Give a reason for your answer
Lulu ran away from her home
She is cheated by someone
Why does persona repeat his questions in the last 2 lines
To show his puzzlement
gust of rain
somebody crying in pain
What has happened to Lulu?
How would you describe his tone
Give two evidences from the poem
- Curious
Because he asked a lot of questions and he noticed things were different - Sad
He keeps asking where is Lulu.
He questions his mother why she is not telling the truth
