By Lilian Moore

2. By Lilian Moore “Some cities seem to have more pigeons than people, why do these birds like cities so much”

3. Connect To Your Life Have you ever watched a group of pigeons walking around? YES What were they doing? They eat bread that we throw to them

4. Key To The Poem With personification a poem can describe an animal or object as if it were a person, you may never think of pigeon in the same way again! “Personification is the description of an animal or an object as if it were human or had human qualities”

5. “Translate” English -Indonesia

6. Pigeon, by : Lilian Moore BurungDara, oleh : Lilian Moore Burungdarasepertiorangkota Yang puas Hidupdenganbangunan semen Merekajarang Mencobapergikeluar Seekorburungdaratidakpernahmenyanyi Tentanggunung Dan berbungadiantarasemak-semak. Tetapisibukberjalan Dari pinggirjalan Kepinggiran Oh burungdara, sayap yang sia-sia! Pigeon are city folk Content To live with concrete And cement They seldom Try The sky A pigeon never sings Of hill And flowering hedge But busily commutes From sidewalk To his ledge Oh Pigeon what waste of wings!

7. Lilian Moore

8. Think It Through • According to the poem, How are pigeons like city people? “They commutes from sidewalk to the ledge of the city” (line 11- 13)” • What does the last line of the poem mean when it says “ What a waste of wings” ? “Because they walk to the sidewalk to the ledge, they didn’t use their wings so that’s why the poem write ‘what a waste of wings’ “ • What message does this poem have for some people? “Don’t waste your ability”

10. identify what is being compared to humans and tell how it is like a human 1. The bridge stands still with open arms while Cars and trucks ride safely through its path answer : Bridge and arms “ the bridge doesn’t have any arms” 2. The tree outside my house knocksquitely At the window to let me Know its awake answer :Tree and knocks “ The tree can’t knocks” 3. Strong windswhisper a song of lost memories And forgotten dreams in my ears answer : Winds and whsiper “The winds can’t whisper” 4. Chubs, my cat, bickers With his friends about his days as an alley cat. answer : Cat, bickers, with his friends about his days as an alley cat “Cat can’t argueswith his friend because of his days as an alley cat”

11. B. Choose one of the following animals or objects. Write a sentence about it, using a personification car woods bear house television clock Example sentence: “ The clock shout on me and wake me up”