Activity of text interpretation, aimed at students in the seventh year of elementary school, about Paulo Leminski. Did you know that in addition to being a writer, publicist and teacher, Paulo Leminski practiced judo? This fact is very curious, isn't it? Learn more about his relationship with the soft arts by reading the text Leminski was as agile in judo as he was in poetry! Then, be sure to answer the various interpretative questions proposed!
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When poet Haroldo de Campos defined Paulo Leminski as “Rimbaud from Curitiba with a judoka's physique”, he wasn't kidding. In addition to being a writer, publicist and teacher, the native of Paraná practiced judo seriously. He got to know the sport through his brother, in his early 20s, and in a short time he earned his black belt.
In the 1960s, he defended the Paraná team in tournaments, participated in university championships and even won a dispute with athletes from the Armed Forces. This at the same time he was teaching and writing poetry. Leminski went beyond training: he immersed himself in the universe of martial arts. He learned Japanese ideograms, impressed by the synthesizing power of the icons. He read Buddhist philosophy, biographies and haiku, a form of oriental poem in which he also ventured a lot.
He even devoured a Bible written in Japanese. And he said that the fight helped him as a poet: “You learn to take out of yourself everything that is necessary for a decisive moment. Any hesitation, whether in the face of a blow or a poem, can be fatal”. Leminski dedicated a 1986 article to the judo teacher at the Kodokan academy, the Italian Aldo Lubes: “I learned with Aldo sensei not only blows, but all the human greatness that hides behind the practice of an art martial". Aldo was not far behind in praising Paulo, his friend and disciple for 10 years: “I was the master, but with him I learned not to see life in a complicated and material way. He was the most natural person in the world.”
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Question 1 - In the passage “In addition to being a writer, publicist and teacher, the person from Paraná practiced judo seriously.”, the author of the text refers:
( ) to Haroldo de Campos.
( ) to Paulo Leminski.
( ) to Aldo Lubes.
Question 2 - In “Leminski was as agile in judo as in poetry”, the author of the text:
( ) exposes an opinion about two of Leminski's abilities.
( ) presents a contradiction between two of Leminski's abilities.
( ) establishes a comparison between two of Leminski's abilities.
Question 3 – Highlight the verbs that make up the following fragment:
“In the 1960s, he defended the Paraná team in tournaments, participated in university championships […]”
The above underlined verbs were used to express:
( ) possible actions by Leminski in the 1960s.
( ) Leminski's continuous actions in the 1960s.
( ) sporadic actions by Leminski in the 1960s.
Question 4 – For Leminski, the fight:
( ) helped in his work as a poet.
() was the consequence of his work as a poet.
() works as a subterfuge of his work as a poet.
Question 5 - In the excerpt “[…] oriental poem modality in which he also ventured a lot.”, the highlighted expression defines:
( ) the Japanese character.
( ) Buddhist philosophy.
( ) the haiku.
Question 6 – Identify the sentence in which the underlined term was used figuratively:
( ) “[…] and in a short time conquered the black belt."
( ) “devoured even a Bible written in Japanese.”
( ) “Any hesitation, whether in front of a coup or from a poem […]"
Question 7 – In the segment “I learned not only blows from sensei Aldo, but all human greatness […]”, the word “but” indicates:
( ) facts that add up.
( ) alternating facts.
( ) contrasting facts.
Question 8 – In the fragment “[…] not to see life in a complicated and material way.”, the highlighted part expresses:
( ) mode
( ) time
( ) goal
By Denyse Lage Fonseca
Graduated in Languages and specialist in distance education.
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