Philippine Poetry

The Basics

100

This is the term for the creative person who thinks of and writes the verses of a poem.

Poet

200

This literary art form uses the music and feelings of language to express ideas or emotions.

Poetry

300

Unlike a long story or an essay, this is a single piece of writing often arranged in rhythmic lines and stanzas.

Poem

400

If prose uses normal sentences and paragraphs, what does poetry use?

Lines, Stanzas, and strict forms

Features

100

Poems about Friendship, filipino hospitality, and love for their parents are examples of _____. 

Community and Social Consciousness

200

Sarah reads a poem that takes her back to August 1896, describing the dramatic moment when Andres Bonifacio and the Katipuneros tore their cedulas (tax certificates) during the Cry of Pugad Lawin. Because the poem brings a major nation-shaping event to life, it carries this theme.

Historical Significance

300

After reading a poem from her English class, Maria learned to appreciate her parents' efforts in taking care of her.

What notable feature is being described in this scenario.

Community and social consciousness.

400

In a poem titled "My Grandmother’s Kitchen," Mateo describes how his family cooks Spanish lechon, Chinese lumpia, and native Bisaya puso (hanging rice) for Sunday dinner to show how their mixed heritage blends together beautifully. This poem centers on this theme.

Cultural Diversity

500

Mr. Alexander created a poem about Jose Rizal's revolutionary act of using his talent in writing to oppress the Spaniards

What kind of notable feature of the Philippine poetry is being described in this sentence?

Historical Significance

Elements

100

Identify which lines rhymes with each other.

Ballad of A Mother's Heart by Jose La Villa Tierra

Without another word,
Youth left and went to his mother dear.
He opened her breast and took her heart!
But he did not shed a tear.

Dear and Tear.

200

Choose which is the correct element is being described?

 "This is the musical 'beat' of a poem, created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables."

a. Meter

b. Rhythm

Rhythm

Bonus Perk: 100 points
Choose which element is being shown in the image. 

300

 This is the repetition of similar sounds at the ends of lines, like 'cat' and 'hat.'

Rhyme

400

This element of poetry is the repeated, organized arrangement of lines, stanzas, rhymes, or meter that gives a poem its visual structure and rhythmic shape. Ex. 

The autumn wind begins to blow, (A)

Across the fields of soft white snow. (A)

The winter stars light up the night, (B)

And fill the world with silver light. (B)

Pattern

500

This is the author’s attitude toward the subject, which could be angry, happy, or sad.

Tone