While our world was sleeping, a monster dared invade.
And though we must be careful, we must stay unafraid!
We stay at home adhering to every single rule,
Our living room's an office, my bedroom is my school!
Our world is fighting valiantly, this monster with a crown,
And in our brand new normal, our world will not back down!
For all of us are soldiers, in this battle we must fight,
Together we will conquer, our world must now unite!
So onward onto battle! How? Well, you might ask,
Wash your hands with soap and always wear your mask!
- adhering to: following
- valiantly: with courage and determination
- monster with a crown: here, coronavirus. which has crown-like spikes
At the beginning of the poem, the poet suggests two ways to deal with the Covid-19 monster. What are they?
At the beginning of the poem "Covid-19" by Roann Mendriq, the poet suggests everyone to be careful and unafraid to deal with the Covid-19 monster.
Where are our new office and school?
Our new office is in our living room, and our school is in our bedrooms.
'Our world is fighting valiantly, this monster with a crown,'
- Who is the monster?
- Why has it been described as a monster with a crown?
- Why does the poet want us to unite?
- According to the poet, what can we do to fight the Covid-19 monster?
'Together we will conquer, our world must new unite!'
- What message does the poet convey here?
- How could the world unite to fight Covid-19?
The poet uses imagery of battle in the poem to show how Covid-19 has stepped into our lives and we are fighting a battle against it.
Here are some words from the poem and a few more words related to battle. Match these words with the correct pairs of synonyms.
| 1. invade | a. charge, strike |
| 2. fight | b. challenge, confront |
| 3. surrender | c. conquer, annex |
| 4. dare | d.. battle, combat |
| 5. attack | e. quit, submit |
- (c) conquer, annex
- (d) battle, combat
- (e) quit, submit
- (b) challenge, confront
- (a) charge, strike



