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Find the unfamiliar words in the poem and try to find the meaning of it. Here are some notes for your reference.

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Why do you wander about as though

You don't know what to do?

What has happened to Lulu, mother?

What has happened to Lulu?

What has happened to Lulu, mother?

What has happened to Lu?

There's nothing in her bed but an old rag-doll

And by its side a shoe.

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The persona, a young boy
is asking his mother where
his sister, Lulu is. He says
there is nothing on her bed
except an old rag-doll and
a shoe by its side.

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Why is her window wide, mother,

The curtain flapping free,

And only a circle on the dusty shelf

Where her money-box used to be?

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The persona is asking his
mother why Lulu's window
is open and her money-box
is missing.

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𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓏𝒶 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑒𝑒

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𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓏𝒶 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑒𝑒

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Why do you turn your head, mother,

And why do the tear-drops fall?

And why do you crumple that note on the fire

And say it is nothing at all?

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The persona asks his mother
why she is turning her head
away and crying. He asks
her again why she crumples
and throws the note into the
fire and tells him that
nothing is wrong.

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I woke to voices late last night,

I heard an engine roar.

Why do you tell me the things I heard

Were a dream and nothing more?

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The persona wants his
mother to explain why she
is confused and what has
happened to his older
sister, Lulu.

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I heard somebody cry, mother,

In anger or in pain,

But now I ask you why, mother,

You say it was a gust of rain.

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The persona heard
somebody cry in pain or
anger but his mother tells
him that it must have been
the wind.

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He was a poet and writer from Cornwall, England. His father died when he was only fifteen years old. When he was 16, his mother announced she had got him a job in a builder's office, something that filled him with despair. Later Causley became a teacher at a school in Launceston.

His work is characterised by its simplicity, his poems for adults are very similar in style to those written for children. His poetry often has deeper meanings hidden behind the simplicity. Causley often includes spiritual references and takes inspiration from the folklore of his native Cornwall. His poems for children were popular. Even though he was an extremely private person, he was nevertheless a very approachable man.

Quoted from Literature Component: Poems for Form 5 prepared by Puan Azalina Mohd Yusoff, SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra.

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Read the questions given and answer the questions using the comment section below.

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-Persona's house
-Lulu's bedroom

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In your own group, come up with at least 2 moral values from this poem. Draw a bubble map to show the moral values with it's elaborations and post it in the comment section.

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Why do you wander about as though

You don't know what to do?

What has happened to Lulu, mother?

What has happened to Lulu?

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-Late at night
-Early morning

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The persona wants to know
why his mother is saying that
the voices and the roar of an
engine he heard are just a
dream. The roar of an engine
implies that his sister, Lulu
was driven away in a car.

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"What Has Happened To Lulu?" by Charles Causley

Why do you wander about as though

You don't know what to do?

What has happened to Lulu, mother?

What has happened to Lulu?

What has happened to Lulu, mother?

What has happened to Lu?

There's nothing in her bed but an old rag-doll

And by its side a shoe.

Why is her window wide, mother,

The curtain flapping free,

And only a circle on the dusty shelf

Where her money-box used to be?

Why do you turn your head, mother,

And why do the tear-drops fall?

And why do you crumple that note on the fire

And say it is nothing at all?

I woke to voices late last night,

I heard an engine roar.

Why do you tell me the things I heard

Were a dream and nothing more?

I heard somebody cry, mother,

In anger or in pain,

But now I ask you why, mother,

You say it was a gust of rain.

Why do you wander about as though

You don't know what to do?

What has happened to Lulu, mother?

What has happened to Lulu?

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- Imagery

'a circle on the dusty shelf where her money-box used to be' gives an image of Lulu's decision to disappear completely as she has taken her life savings with her.

- Rhetoric questions
'Why do you tell me ... a dream and nothing more?'

- Symbol
'the curtain flapping free' is a symbol of the persons' freedom. 'nothing on her bed' symbolize the emptiness of the room.

- Metaphor
The cry of anger or pain is compared to 'a gust of rain'

- Repetition
The question 'What has happened to Lulu, mother?

What has happened to Lulu?' is repeated in the first and last lines to emphasize the desperation of a person.