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Activity: Understanding Poetry A. 1. Identify at least five lines from Angelus and Silent Trails that appeal to the senses and identify what type of imagery were used. From the Angelus by Natividad Marquez: (1) Visual Imagery “Yonder, a cross in fitful candle light” (2) Auditory Imagery “Tuneful sounds of bells: The Angelus sings – Of peace, and mercy, prayer it tells” (3) Auditory Imagery “Stilled the fevered pace: With the Angel of the Lord – “Hail, Mary, full of grace!” From Silent Trails by Marcelo de Garcia Concepcion (4) Auditory Imagery “Even when the wind stirs the ferns, and the bamboo brakes sing, their echoed murmurs” (5) Auditory Imagery “Beating their pakkong in cadenced monotones” Note: Pakkong is a bamboo percussion instrument used by the Benguet to accompany their chants. 2. What innate Filipino characteristics were showcased in these poetry pieces?

Filipinos have been colonized by several countries yet, the core values and characteristics inherited from our ancestors are still evident in every Filipino. Some characteristics were showcased in the two poetry pieces. (1) Religious Filipinos are religious. We always make it a point to honor God Almighty. One strong example of being religious is conducting Angelus prayer every 12nn. In the poem Angelus written by Natividad Marquez, Angelus is about worshiping and singing praises to the Lord. The line “Hail, Mary, full of grace!” is a strong line that shows how blessed we are. (2) Resourcefulness In terms of money, Filipinos are not that rich. But we are rich in culture and tradition. We are talented creative. We can make great things out of the resources we have, despite of having just a limited resource. Despite of that, at a snap of finger we can make a masterpiece. For example, the pakkong mentioned in the poem Silent Trails, a bamboo percussion instruments. It is a handmade instrument made out of bamboo. By using and creating these instruments it shows how intelligent, creative, talented and resourceful we are.

3. What colonial influences manifested in these poems?

Philippines were colonized by several countries which results to Filipinos adapting the influences of the colonizers. Here are some of the colonial influences manifested in the poems. From the Angelus by Natividad Marquez: (1) Spanish Colonial Influence Saints came from Spanish colonialism that is manifested in the first stanza of the poem Angelus. From the last line, it manifests the Marian prayer. It is a devotion asking for the intercession of Mary, mother of Jesus. Cultural manifestation come with the poem, silent trails. The poem portrays the calmness of Filipinos. From Silent Trails by Marcelo de Garcia Concepcion (2) American Colonial Influence The poem itself do not manifest any colonial influence, but the author of the poem was under the influence of the American writers. As a matter of fact, he was the first Filipino poet to have his collected poems published as a book in America and is published in 1925 by G.P Putnam’s Sons, the book was entitled Azucena, named after a lily found in the Philippines. He was a romantic poet and his writings were greatly influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, Rabindranath Tagore, and Lafcadio Hearn.

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1. The selections contains mainly Villa’s poetics. What does he prescribe in each line of the poem? - Each line of the poem speaks about what a poem must contain. Villa’s used such lines to explain what characteristics of the poem should be written by the poet to be able to produce a better literary piece. 2. What does each line mean. For instance, the sound a seagull makes is anything but beautiful. Why did the poet say that a poem must be musical as a seagull? - The line “the sound a seagull makes is anything but beautiful” – the poet said that a poem must be magical as a seagull so that the poem will have a harmonious flow. Taking into considerations its context and structure. 3. Is there a part in the poem which suggest a similar idea found in Ophelia Dimalanta’s What Poetry does not Says? - Yes. The line “to the mind’s ear, a tune” of Ophelia Dimalanta’s poem resembles Villa’s “the sound a seagull makes is anything but beautiful”. The two lines shares a similar idea because they both uses the auditory imagery.

C. 1. What did the poet mean by “Poetry never says, it unsays, “? - Transcendence means going beyond which for me, have relation with "poetry never says, it unsays,” Sometimes the meaning of a certain piece means nothing until you realize there are deeper analyzing of it. It won't say something on the first time you read it. 2. What make “saying” in poetry problematic?

- As what I have stated, poetry usually has deeper analyzing than another literary piece. "Saying" should be more compact and centered with jumbling the phrases meaning. "Saying" directly would give readers a boring or easy catch on your piece. That's why it's very problematic because other people should use their critical thinking in order to portray the things you really wanted to say. 3. Why is there a need to “unsay” in poetry? - Poetry is a magical way of saying something. We should not limit our thoughts and understanding in words that were written. We must explore beyond our imagination and dig deeper into our soul to portray every word's meanings in a poem. Poetry lets you find its meaning, does not contain your thought and relates to every word uttered 4. Poetry is obviously composed of words; a poet cannot help but use words to say what she wants to. How is this unsaying in poetry done? - Unsaying is done because of going deep, making your readers more comprehensive and critical thinkers. Unsaying should be done for your readers to understand the true meaning of certain things. Are they connected to each other? Is this the right perspective? This things are needed for them to be deeper. 5. Explain the lines: For poetry like love also suffers from power outages in the aporia of ludic daze - Poetry is like love it has ups and down. It has doubts and confusion. It can sometimes drown you and knock you out, and there are times that it can take your breath away....