2-3 Lenses and Links by WAYNE TAN https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour Neighbour by Alfian Sa'at en-us 2019-01-30 02:43:36 UTC 2025-12-24 16:53:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f320.png Which literary device that the writer uses has the greatest effect on you and why? waynetan https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378145367 2019-08-29 03:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378145367 Which literary device that the writer uses has the greatest effect on you and why? waynetan https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378145414

]]> 2019-08-29 03:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378145414 what is interesting about the way the writer has written the text? waynetan https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378145755 From phrases like "that's why the elder one is in normal stream", we can see that the poet uses a Singaporean/local writing style. This creates a casual tone that helps the reader relate to the topic.]]> 2019-08-29 03:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378145755 Choose three related words or images in the text. How would you group them? waynetan https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378146146
"Cakes", "sweets" and "maggi". they are all examples of regional cuisine. ]]> 2019-08-29 03:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378146146 what are some words and phrases that stand out for you? How do they make you feel? waynetan https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378146498 "she wanted to kill herself". The phrase makes me empathise with the neighbour because of the severity of her problems, to the extent that she has become suicidal. ]]> 2019-08-29 03:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378146498 Pretend you are one of the characters. What do you see, hear, touch, smell and taste? waynetan https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378146912 If i were the speaker, I would hear sounds of children being abused such as whimpering. I would also smell the fragrance of maggi being cooked. ]]> 2019-08-29 03:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378146912 Pick an animal that represents the characters in the text. waynetan https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378147765 Speaker is a lion and her children are zebras - this reveals the predatory relationship between mother and children. 

Neighbour is like a bee when she is suicidal. 

Characters in the poem are like snails because they are afraid of opening up to others and hide inside their shells.]]> 2019-08-29 03:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378147765 why do you think the writer wrote this text? waynetan https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378148367 the poet wrote this to show that singaporeans are extremely judgmental. He hopes that we can become better neighbours by opening up to each other. ]]> 2019-08-29 03:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378148367 what issues does the writer highlight about society and human nature? waynetan https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378148731 The poem highlights how humans tend to be hypocritical, especially singaporeans. It is ironic because even though we live physically close to each other, we are emotionally distant from our neighbours. ]]> 2019-08-29 03:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/waynetan/23neighbour/wish/378148731