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    The poem describes the natural habitat and wildlife in a forest setting. In the first stanza, birds are building nests and insects are buzzing around as a toad waits to catch its prey. Squirrels scamper in the trees. In the second stanza, the ground trembles as bulldozers arrive to clear the trees. In the third stanza, a fox thinks it is safe in its underground den, but then the bulldozers come to destroy its habitat and disrupt the natural cycle of life in the forest.

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    The poem describes the natural habitat and wildlife in a forest setting. In the first stanza, birds are building nests and insects are buzzing around as a toad waits to catch its prey. Squirrels scamper in the trees. In the second stanza, the ground trembles as bulldozers arrive to clear the trees. In the third stanza, a fox thinks it is safe in its underground den, but then the bulldozers come to destroy its habitat and disrupt the natural cycle of life in the forest.

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    The poem describes the natural habitat and wildlife in a forest setting. In the first stanza, birds are building nests and insects are buzzing around as a toad waits to catch its prey. Squirrels scamper in the trees. In the second stanza, the ground trembles as bulldozers arrive to clear the trees. In the third stanza, a fox thinks it is safe in its underground den, but then the bulldozers come to destroy its habitat and disrupt the natural cycle of life in the forest.

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    Form 3 - The Day The Bulldozers Came

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    The poem describes the natural habitat and wildlife in a forest setting. In the first stanza, birds are building nests and insects are buzzing around as a toad waits to catch its prey. Squirrels scamper in the trees. In the second stanza, the ground trembles as bulldozers arrive to clear the trees. In the third stanza, a fox thinks it is safe in its underground den, but then the bulldozers come to destroy its habitat and disrupt the natural cycle of life in the forest.

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    By: David Orne

    The Day the Bulldozers Came

    STANZA 1

    STANZA 2

    STANZA 3

    ELEMENTS OF THE POEM

    PLACE

    Setting

    The setting of the poem is the


    countryside or a forest. There
    are trees (oaks), a pond and
    underground dens. This is the
    natural environment where
    animals, birds and insects
    live. The creatures mentioned
    in the poem rocks, squirrels
    and foxes indicate that the
    setting is in a western country

    TIME
    Setting

    The
    poem
    describes
    the
    arrival of bulldozers in the
    countryside. Bulldozers were
    invented in the early 20th
    century.
    These
    powerful
    machines are used to clear
    forests
    for
    development.
    Therefore, the poem is set in

    The persona of this poem is the third person


    omniscient narrator. The narrator describes what can
    be observed, such as the birds building their nest
    (line 2 -3) and what cannot be seen, such as the fox
    in its underground den. The narrator is omniscient, for
    he even knows what the fox was thinking (line 15
    -18)

    THEMES
    Deforestation and habitat loss

    Bulldozers are used for logging or to


    clear land for agriculture and housing.
    Deforestation destroys the natural habitat
    of native wildlife. The poem describes
    how the bulldozers were going to
    destroy the natural habitat.

    THEMES
    The effect of modern
    development on the environment
    The poem describes the natural world and
    provides details on what the creatures
    were doing before the machines arrived
    to destroy their world. The birds were
    preparing nests to lay their eggs, the toad was
    waiting for its meal, the squirrels were
    scampering around as they always do and the
    fox was sleeping underground. Later, trees
    would be bulldozed away. There would be
    broken nests, the animals homes would
    be destroyed and the creatures would
    have nowhere to hide. Such is the

    THEMES

    Machines versus nature


    The bulldozers are
    powerful machines.
    Nature is helpless
    against
    these
    machines.
    The
    creatures
    were
    unaware
    of
    the
    destruction coming
    their
    way.
    For
    example,
    the
    fox
    thought he was safe
    underground but then

    MESSAGES

    The poem shows us the cycle of life in


    the natural world. Birds were preparing to
    lay their eggs. The flies were buzzing
    around happily while the toad waited for the
    chance to get his dinner. This is the natural
    cycle of birth, growth and death that keeps
    the balance of nature. This natural cycle
    was destroyed when the bulldozers
    arrived to clear the trees.
    By showing us the beauty and
    balance of the natural world, the
    poet makes us feel a sense of
    horror at its destruction. The
    poet wants us to think about
    the effect of development on
    Think about the effect
    nature.

    of
    development on nature

    MESSAGES

    The poem describes the natural wildlife in


    the countryside and how the arrival of the
    bulldozers would destroy the trees and
    natural habitat. The creatures would not
    survive. The poet is telling us to
    preserve the forest and the natural
    habitat of the creatures so that they
    can live.

    Preserve the forest and


    protect the animals

    MORAL
    VALUES

    Love for nature


    The
    description
    of
    the
    creatures living in the wild
    and the poets message to
    protect their habitat supports
    this moral value.

    MORAL
    VALUES

    Respect for life


    The poem portrays nature as
    being full of life and activity
    with the creatures living out
    their life cycle in peace.
    Then, the bulldozers came,
    bringing
    death
    and
    destruction.
    The
    poem
    makes us aware that
    living things are being
    killed
    because
    of

    Tone: lighthearted then


    foreboding The tone of the

    poem
    is
    lighthearted at first. The use of the
    expression crazy eggs baskets
    refers to something fun. However,
    the
    tone
    turns
    serious
    and
    foreboding from the end of the first
    stanza.
    The
    cold-eyed
    toad
    waiting to catch a fly refers to
    the cycle of life which involves
    feeding and dying. However this
    reference to a predator and death is a
    foreshadowing of the death and
    destruction that was coming.

    The second stanza continues on this


    note of foreboding for the
    squirrels were scattering up
    the trees (line 8), and leaping

    Mood: dark and fearful

    The mood is dark and fearful.


    The third stanza strengthens
    the sense of doom. The earth
    trembled (line 14) which
    reflects fear. The fox thinks it
    is safe underground but the
    last line beginning with then
    tells us that it is not true.

    Language and Style


    The poem has three stanzas of
    different lengths.
    There are 19 lines altogether.
    The poem is written in free verse and
    has no rhyming pattern.
    The poem sounds like natural
    speech or narration. Direct speech is
    used as in storytelling (lines 15 and 16)
    There is a vague rhythm due to the
    repetition of the line the bulldozers
    came (lines 1, 7 and 19)

    Repetition
    The first line of the poem is repeated
    in the first line of stanza 2 and also
    partially in the last line of the third
    verse.
    The repeated lines act like a reminder
    of the important event and help
    build suspense.

    Imagery
    The poem is rich in visual and
    movement imagery. Descriptive words
    like crazy, green, sizzled and
    cold-eyed are used in the first verse to
    provide a clear picture of the
    creatures in their natural habitat.
    No descriptive words are used in the
    following two verses. This creates a
    sense of urgency as the bulldozers
    arrive.
    Movement imagery in the poem is used
    to depict life and activity in the
    countryside.
    Action
    words
    like
    building, sizzled, scattering and
    leapt are used for movement

    Foreshadowing
    The toad waiting to
    attack and devour the
    flies foreshadows the
    fate of the creatures.
    The toad is cold-eyed
    meaning unfeeling, just
    like the machines that
    came to destroy the
    trees and the wildlife
    living among them.

    Personification
    In
    line
    14,
    the
    ground
    trembled. This refers to the
    physical shaking of the
    earth as the big and heavy
    bulldozers approach.
    This is also a metaphor for
    fear. Nature shakes with fear
    as the machines arrive.
    In lines 15 to 18, the fox
    thinks like a human.

    Symbolism
    The
    bulldozers
    symbolise
    development.
    They are also a
    symbol
    of
    destruction and
    violence resulting
    from
    human
    disregard
    for
    the

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