In English / Elementary School | 2024-09-04

Activity 1A: CHECK IT, MATE!
Directions:
Step 1 - Read the poem below.
Step 2 - Use the checklist to analyze each poem. Then, classify the type of poetry based on the identified characteristics.
Step 3 - Write down the type of poetry that best fits each poem at the lower part of the checklist.
POEM 1:
Farewell, dear fatherland, clime of the sun caress'd, Pearl of the Orient Seas, our Eden lost!
Gladly now I go to give this faded life's best, And where it is brighter, fresher, or blest, Still, would I give it thee, nor count the cost.
On the field of battle, 'mid the frenzy of fight, Others have given their lives, without doubt or heed;
The place matters not - cypress or laurel or lily white, Scaffold or open plain, combat or martyrdom's plight, Tis ever the same, to serve home and country's need.
-excerpt from My Last Farewell by Dr. Jose Rizal
Background: Written a few hours before Rizal's death at Bagumbayan, this classic poem is significant for its prophetic message, patriotic ardor, and almost perfect lyrical form.

POEM 2
Brothers, listen to my plea,
The Ibong Adarna we must see.
Its song can heal our father's pain, But capturing it won't be in vain.
Don Juan, are you sure of this quest?
The bird's enchantment puts men to rest.
Its melody, a hypnotic trance,
Will we risk all for a fleeting chance?
Brother, your heart is true and bold, But tales of the Adarna are often told.
Many have tried and many have failed, Their efforts, in vain, have sailed.
Though dangers lie on our path ahead, For our father's sake, we'll face them with dread.
The Adarna's magic holds the key, To cure King Fernando and set him free.
Very well, Don Juan, we'll join your quest,
To seek the bird and put it to rest.
But let us tread with caution and care, For the Adarna's song is a siren's snare.
Don Pedro: Together we'll journey, side by side, Through forests deep and mountains wide.
With courage and valor, we'll endure, And the bong Adarna, we shall secure.
-except from Ibong Adarna
Background: /bong Adarna" is a classic Filipino epic poem about three princes on a quest to capture a magical bird with healing powers. This legendary creature, the bong Adarna, possesses a captivating song that can cure illness and bring slumber. Passed down through generations, the tale embodies themes of family, bravery, and the fight against adversity.

Poem 3
Listen then while I narrate at length
The life of Lam-ang
Because his mother conceived him that month.
She did not abstain from any edible fruit:
Tamarind fruits are tender and thin as bamboo strings,
Kamias, daldaligan, Oranges and pomelos;
Butcher fish, stripped bass, fishes of all sorts;
Clams and bivalves big as plates, Maratangtang and sea urchins;
Sea algae, aragan and arosip:
Shucked oysters, crayfish caught with net;
Blue crabs baited with salelem,
Deer tracked down and killed, boar trapped.
All of these she tasted on her eating binge.
Until Namungan, the woman Unnayan, Wife of Don Juan Panganiban, Was done conceiving.
And when they had made whole
A new soul,
Her womb grew bigger.
Listen, my husband Don Juan, Go check on our bamboo groves In the mountain of Capariaan.
Then make me my reclining bed
The bed I shall use Right after giving birth.
Being God-given, my husband Don Juan,
The custom cannot be gainsaid.
So go cut me some mature bamboo shoots.
-excerpt from Biag ni Lam-Ang by Pedro
Bucaneg
Background: BIAG NI LAM-ANG (Life of Lam-ang) is a pre-Hispanic epic poem of the llocano people of the Philippines. The story was handed down orally for generations before it was written down around 1640, assumedly by a blind llokano bard named Pedro Bucaneg. It is one of a few epic stories in the Philippines commonly presented during festivals and gatherings such as weddings, baptisms, and wakes. Singers have been known to perform for hours at a time.

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