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He Had Such Quiet Eyes
Bibsy Soenharjo
He had such quiet eyes
She did not realise
They were two pools of lies
Layered with thinnest ice
To her, those were quiet eyes
Were breathing desolate sighs
Imploring her to be nice
And to render him paradise
If only she’d been wse
And had listened to the advice
Never to compromise
With pleasure-‐seeking guys
She’d be free from “the hows and whys”
Now here’s a bit of advice
Be sure that nice really means nice
Then you’ll never be losing at dice
Though you may lose your heart at one or twice
THE POET
Bibsy Soenharjo
• An Indonesian peot, well-‐versed in Indonesian, English, French and Dutch
• Her poems are characterized by rhymes , wit, verbal puns and alliteration
• Her imagination draws the readers into the world of fantasy and surprises
• Her sense of humor is engaging.
THE CONCEPT MAP OF THE POEM
He Had Such Quiet
Eyes
SETTNG
Language and Style PERSONA
THEMES
MESSAGES
MORAL VALUES
OVERVIEW
TONE AND MOOD
• Do not be fooled by outward
appearances or ‘ sweet talk’
• Listen to advice
• Learn from mistakes
• Appearances
can be deceptive
• Sadness and regrets due to
unwise actions.
• Didactic: when the persona gives advice in
stanza 3.
•
• Deception
• The love trap
• Wisdom
• The poem deals
with the issue of deception in society,
especially in matters of the heart.
• It is about a woman who has been deceived by man ‘with
quiet eyes’.
• The woman was blinded by the man’s quiet eyes
who actually wants to have pleasure with
her only.
• Readers are advised not be deceived easily
by outward appearances
• The Third Person
(Stanza 1&2)
• The Poet (Stanza 3)
A place where a
man can charm and seduce a lady
Language: free verse; flows gently and freely as the poet narrates. Ryhmes Personification Metaphor
He Had Such Quiet Eyes
Bibsy Soenharjo
STANZA 1
He had such quiet eyes
She did not realise
They were two pools of lies
Layered with thinnest ice
To her, those were quiet eyes
Were breathing desolate sighs
Imploring her to be nice
And to render him paradise
Meaning:
• the first line describes a man as having ‘quiet eyes’
• the woman saw the man as a harmless human being.
• To her, the man had good intentions towards her.
• But the truth is that the man just wanted pleasure from the woman.
He Had Such Quiet Eyes
Bibsy Soenharjo
STANZA 2
If only she’d been wise
And had listened to the advice
Never to compromise
With pleasure-‐seeking guys
She’d be free from “the hows and whys”
Meaning:
• The stanza expresses a wish.
• Now the young woman realizes the awful truth.
• The woman was not being wise and she was deceived by the man.
• The poet notes that if the young woman had listened to the advice given, she would never give in, nor would she have so many questions and regrets afterwards.
He Had Such Quiet Eyes
Bibsy Soenharjo
STANZA 3
Now here’s a bit of advice
Be sure that nice really means nice
Then you’ll never be losing at dice
Though you may lose your heart at one or twice
Meaning:
• The main idea of this stanza is advice for the readers.
• Here the poet is didactic and advices the reader not to be deceived by appearances
• A person’s true character is revealed over time.
• Caution will benefit us especially when it involves feelings.
SETTING
PLACE
• No specific physical setting.
• It can be a quiet place in town or city, where a man charms a lady into believing him and to fall in love with him.
TIME
• Probably a quiet evening.
• Set in the present.
SOCIAL SETTING
• Middle-‐class, young working people.
PERSONA
Two Personas:
a) Stanza 1 & 2 : the persona is the third person ( the one who observes the folly of the young woman being seduced)
b) Stanza 3 : the persona is the poet.
THEMES
DECEPTION
• From this poem, a young woman is lured by the insincere charm and romantic pretences of a man.
• The young woman is deceived by a man who deliberately sets out to woo her to satisfy his own bad intentions and not because of love.
THE LOVE TRAP
• This is a twin theme which snares the unwary and the innocent.
• Taken in by the charms of the opposite sex, many people fall in love, only to be duped.
WISDOM
• This theme is portrayed in the poem.
• One can learn from one’s mistake and learn to discern right from wrong.
• It is the beginning of maturity.
• It is also wise to listen to good advice to prevent us from making too many mistakes in life.
MESSAGES
LEARN FROM MISTAKES
• We must be able to learn from our mistakes.
• We should not give up and lose our heart if we make a mistake as it gives us the opportunity to be more experienced.
APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEPTIVE
• We must be careful about whom we trust and how much we can trust them.
• We must be alert with someone’s outward appearances, personality or disposition as they can be very deceiving.
• We cannot simply believe a person at face value, as this means that we are gullible and thus easily deceived.
MORAL VALUES
DO NOT BE FOOLED BY APPEARANCE O SWEET TALK
• We must be careful about whom we trust and how much we can trust them.
• We must be alert with someone’s outward appearances, personality or disposition as they can be very deceiving.
• We cannot simply believe a person at face value, as this means that we are gullible and thus easily deceived.
LISTEN TO ADVICE
• A wise person will always listen to advice given.
• Seeking counsel and advice helps a person to make the best decision or choice.
• A good advice will save from doing unwise actions and time.
• Appreciate that people have good intentions when they give advice.
TONE AND MOOD
SADNESS AND REGRET
*This is based on Stanza 2.
*The persona sounds sad and regret due to the unwise taken by the woman.
*The woman in the poem also sounds sad and regretful of what had happened to her.
DIDACTIC
*This is based on Stanza 3.
*The persona sets a didactic tone when she gives advice to the woman and to the readers
*the tone is also gentle throughout the poem.
LANGUAGE AND STYLE
Language
• Free verse and speaks in a conversational style.
• The lines flow gently and freely as the poet narrates the poem.
Rhyme
• The last word in every line of the poem ends with the pronunciation ‘a I z’ or ‘a I s’, for example, lines 1-‐2 ( eyes/realize); and lines 14-‐15 ( advice/nice)
Personification
• The man’s eyes become alive as they ‘ were breathing desolate sighs’ , like a human being.
• The sad and pleading look the man gave the victim tugs at her heart and she gives in to him.
Metaphor
• The poet describes the man’s eyes as “two pools of lies”. We can almost visualize the man’s eyes as two inviting clear pools of water, charming the young woman into believing everything that he says.
• “layered with thinnest ice” indicates that the man hid his true intentions well that the woman was totally deceived. In real life, when the ice breaks , it may cause a lot of damage to the victim.
• “ losing at dice” refers to the gambles a person takes when making a decisions. The poet compares making wrong or harmful choices in life to throwing the dice in a board game.
Alliteration
• The sound ‘s’ is repeated throughout the poem.
• This could imply that the man in the poem is like hissing snake: dangerous, sneaky and cunning.