Mrs. Morale 5,121 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Okay. So yesterday I did my CSEC (college entrance exam) for English B. After the exam I was walking home with one of my friends. So we were talking about paper 1. It's like this:... ย Friend: Did you see the poem about the homeless man? Me: What? There was no poem about a homeless man Friend: Yes there was. The one about the elephant Me: Oh, the one about the mother elephant that lost her son? Friend: Yes that one. Me: But there was no homeless man in there Friend: Yes there was Me: You think me a idiot? ย Then I went home and see everybody posting about how the poem was actually about a homeless man. And some saying that they don't get how it's about a homeless man. ย ย The Poem: ย ย ย ย Alright. SO NOW TELL ME, HOW THE HELL IS THIS ABOUT A HOMELESS MAN?!ย ย Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlynb93 476 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 It clearly describes an homeless man in the second and third paragraph. It talks about him living in a public park, looking dirty with droopy skin and misshapen limbs, having struggles he carries on his back, threatening children who are teasing him with brocken bottles. In the last paragraph it talks about him always walking looking for a place, clearly a vagabond. The only part that makes no sense to me is the first paragraph, it doesn't seem to fit the narrative,unless maybe they are implying the homeless man was a kidnapped child whose mother mourns his disapereance, which would then connect to the last bit where it says he's walking around looking for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urhandsrnaughty 2,648 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 It literally says "This man...." ย And everything after that's also pretty direct to the point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gifted 218 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Do you even English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Morale 5,121 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 It clearly describes an homeless man in the second and third paragraph. It talks about him living in a public park, looking dirty with droopy skin and misshapen limbs, having struggles he carries on his back, threatening children who are teasing him with brocken bottles. In the last paragraph it talks about him always walking looking for a place, clearly a vagabond. The only part that makes no sense to me is the first paragraph, it doesn't seem to fit the narrative,unless maybe they are implying the homeless man was a kidnapped child whose mother mourns his disapereance, which would then connect to the last bit where it says he's walking around looking for her. ย Okay, thanks. I guess I'm the one who is wrong. It literally says "This man...." ย And everything after that's also pretty direct to the point... ย Oh, I get it now. Thanks. Do you even English? Yes, I do English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freya 7,202 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 He's the lost elephant. Mrtaphor and all. They also put in the elephantiasis limbs as a link. It's a tropical disease where the limbs enlargen. I imagine its painful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HwangMinhyun 1,215 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Yes it's about a homeless man. The elephant is the homeless man here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oden 482 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Uuhhh you Soo fuuu upp....good luck with your test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseLikeACrowTit 862 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 The lost of the mother could be symbolic, maybe he was drugadict and was expelled from her life, maybe bad company changed his son and he ran out and ended like this; they pretty much could cohexist in the same time but being A)- the son death to the mother; B)- the son not being able to reagroup his family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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