Suzaan Laing was in graad 8 toe sy hierdie gedig geskryf het. Sy beskryf die
tipiese atmosfeer wat in ʼn eksamenlokaal heers. Dit handel oor die leerder
se angs en onsekerheid terwyl die tyd ook nie stilstaan nie Die horlosie wys
op die tyd wat verbygaan.
Daar is die leerders wat gespanne die vraestel moet beantwoord, terwyl
hulle “tjoepstil” sit. Dan is daar die onderwyseres wat “hard” op die
houtvloer stap, terwyl sy toesig hou.
Uiteindelik is die tyd verby en word die antwoordstelle “een vir een” deur
die onderwyseres ingeneem.
Summary
Suzaan Laing was in grade 8 when she wrote this poem. She describes the
typical atmosphere that prevails in an exam room. It deals with the learner's
anxiety and uncertainty while time also does not stand still The clock points
to the time passing.
There are the learners who have to answer the question paper tensely,
sitting "chubby". Then there's the teacher who walks "hard" on the wooden
floor, supervising.
Finally, time has passed and the answer sets are taken in "one by one" by
the teacher.
, Innerlike bou
Eksamenlokaal kan as ʼn vrye vers beskou word.
Die gedig bestaan uit 11 reëls van
wisselende lengtes. Daar is vyf strofes.
Strofe 4 is ʼn alleenplasing ter wille van die
beklemtoning van tyd. Daar is geen
vaste rymskema nie. Die gedig
Die tema van die gedig is die tipiese omstandighede en stemming
“Eksamenlokaal” is ’n voorbeeld van
wat ʼn mens ervaar wanneer jy eksamen skryf.
vrye vers SACAI JUN 2021
Die boodskap uit die gedig kan daarop dui dat die leerders nie net
Strofe 1 en 5 bestaan elk uit 3 versreëls en word
die vorige dag vir die eksamen voorberei nie, maar reeds vooraf
daarom ’n tersine genoem. Strofe 2 en 3
begin leer het om die spanning wat hulle ervaar te verminder.
bestaan elk uit 2 versreëls en word
The theme of the poem is the typical circumstances and mood one daarom ’n koeplet genoem
experiences when writing exams.
Inner building
The message from the poem may indicate that the learners not only
Exam room can be considered a free verse. The
prepared for the exam the day before, but had already started
poem consists of 11 lines of varying
learning in advance to reduce the stress they were experiencing.
lengths. There are five stanzas. Stanza 4 is
a sole placement for the sake of
emphasizing time. There is no fixed rhyme
scheme. The poem "Exam Room" is an
Kontras tussen die onderwyser en die kinders: Haar skoene klik example of free verse SACAI JUN 2021
hard op die vloer terwyl die kinders tjoepstil is.
Stanzas 1 and 5 each consist of 3 lines of verse
“Tjoepstil banke” = metonimia and are therefore called a tersine.
Stanzas 2 and 3 each consist of 2 lines of
Contrast between the teacher and the children: Her shoes
verse and are therefore called a
click the floor while the kids are chubby.
couplet
"Tjoepstil banks" = metonymymia
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