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iii. Read the poem and ¿ll in the blanks with the appropriate words to
complete the following summary.

student’s point of view missing silence assigned

blames meaningless enlightened accomplished

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signi¿ cance microcosm

The poem “Did I Miss Anything?” is written from two distinct points
of view. They are the student’s point of view and the teacher’s point of
view. The words “nothing” and “everything” represents the …………. and

the teacher’s point of view respectively. Stanza one is written from the
students' point of view. It reveals the fact that the teacher is ………….. in
the classroom. In the teacher’s absence, the students simply sit in………….,
with their hands folded on the desks. Stanza two is written from the
teacher’s point of view. It tells how he has given heavily weighted
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exams, …………. readings, and prepared a quiz. Stanza three represents
students' perspective. Here, a typical student …………. that the classroom
education is valueless, ………….. and a waste of time. It will have no
effect or purpose later in life. However, in stanza four, the poet explains why

education is important. It claims that through education a person is ……..
The ¿fth stanza questions how anything could possibly be …………..

without a teacher. The sixth stanza explains the ………….. of the class-
room. The last two one-line stanza of the poem serves as a message to all
doubtful students: they should always be present in the classroom so as to
take in all they are able to learn in the “………….. of human experience”.

C. Follow-up activities

1. Make a list of points that suggest the importance of classroom education
presented in the poem, and write a paragraph on it.
2. Read the poem again, and see how one of the speakers dislikes being in the
class. Then write a paragraph incorporating his/her view.

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