WORKSHEET IN THE LIFE, WORKS AND WRITINGS OF RIZAL Name: Kimberlyrose A.

Tampus ____________ TOPIC: Rizals Poems Objectives: to know the poems that Rizal had written; to get the message that Rizal posed in his poems; and to analyze the implications of such poems to the modern Filipino society. Score:

Directions: Answer the questions below as comprehensively as you can. Write your answers on the space that follows. 1. What are the poems that Rizal wrote? At which particular point in his life did he write them?
POEMS DURING YEARS IN CALAMBA Sa Aking Mga Kababata

POEMS WRITTEN IN ATENEO Mi Primera Inspiracion (My First Inspiration)-was dedicated to his mother on her birthday. Un Recuerdo a Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town) These poems were inspired by Father Sanchez: 1.Felicitacion (Felicitation; 2. El Embarque: Himno a la Flota Magallanes (The Departure: Hymn to Magellans Fleet); 3. Y Es Espanol: Elcano, el Primero en dar la Vuelta al Mundo (And He is Spanish: Elcano, the First to Circumnavigate the World); 4.El Combate: Urbiztondo, Terror de Jolo (The Battle: Urbiztondo, Terror of Jolo) Un Recuerdo a Mi Pueblo (In Memory of my town)-in honor of Calamba La Entrada Triunfal de los Reyes Catolices en Granada (The Triumphal Entry of the Catholic Monarchs into Granada)

Por la Educacion Recibe Lustre la Patria (Through Education the Country Receives Light) LATE YEARS in ATENEO: 1.El Heroismo de Colon (The Heroism of Columbus); 2.Colon y Juan II (Columbus and John II); 3.Gran Consuelo en la Mayor Desdicha (Great Solace in Great Misfortune); 4.Un Dialogo Aluviso a la Despedida de los Colegiates (A Farewell Dialogue of the Students) Religious poems: Al Nio Jesus (To the Child Jesus); A La Virgen Maria (To the Virgin Mary); San Eustacio, Martir (St. Eustace, the Martyr)

POEMS IN UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS A La Juventud Filipina (To the Filipino Youth) El Consejo de los Dioses (The Councils of the Gods) Junto al Pasig (Beside the Pasig) A Filipinas Abd-el-Azis y Mahoma Amor Patrio (Love of Country)-essay written when he was in Barcelona, which appeared in Diariong Tagalog Los Viajes (Travels) Revista de Madrid (Review of Madrid)-written in Madrid Me Piden Versos (They Ask Me for Verses)-written in Madrid upon the request of the members of the society. Alin Mang Lahi (Any Race)-A patriotic poem written in Berlin La Deportacion (Deportation)-composed in Dapitan during his exile A Las Flores de Heidelberg (To the Flowers of Heidelberg)-written in Heidelberg where he was fascinated by the blooming flowers along the cool banks of the Neckar River. Himno Al Trabajo (Hymn to Labor)-written when he bid goodbye to Calamba, thru his friends request. To my Muse (A Mi...)-written in Brussels, during those sad days when he was worried by family disasters WRITINGS IN HONGKONG- Ang Mga Karapatan Nang Tao; A la Nacion Espaola (To the Spanish Nation); Sa Mga Kababayan (To my Countrymen) My Retreat (Mi Retiro)-poem written in Dapitan about his serene life as an exile. The Song of the Traveler (El Canto del Viajero)-heart-warming poem written because of his joy in receiving the gladsome news from Malacaang Mi Ultimo Adios (Last Farewell)-Last poem written without title and was unsigned-originally To Josephine

2. What is the message of Rizals, Through Education the

Motherland Receives Glory?

The main message of the poem Por la Educacion Recibe Lustre la Patria, is that education plays a vital role in the progress and welfare of a nation.

3. Who is Rizals inspiration in his, My First Inspiration? Why did

he write it?
The inspiration of his novel, My First Inspiration was his mother, Doa Teodora Realondo. He wrote the poem to give his appreciation to his mother on her birthday.

4. Elucidate:
Go forth, and then the sacred fire Of thy genius to the laurel may aspire; To spread around the flame, And in victory acclaim, Through wider spheres the human name. Day, O happy day, Fair Filipinas, for thy land! So bless the Power today That places in thy way This favor and this fortune grand

TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH Jose Rizal _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ __ 5. How did Rizal come up with one of his masterpieces, To My Fellow Children?
It was said that he wrote this poem when he was eight years old. This was a poem written in Tagalog, which was the first poem to show how nationalistic and deliberate Rizal is. It was written due to the fact that he noticed Filipinos

at that time were so heads down on Spaniards that they dare not speak the language Filipino. It was written to endeavour his friends to show how beautiful our Tagalog Language is. And he is also ascertained that when one speaks his language, he is liberated enough to strive for liberty.

6. Among Rizals poems, which one can you relate with? Elaborate. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _____ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___

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