The document provides guidance for analyzing and discussing a poem, including objectives, a list of Filipino games, guide questions, definitions of key poetic terms, and a table for analyzing literal and figurative meanings of words in the poem. The objectives are to analyze the theme and devices of the poem, create an alternative version, and evaluate a translation. Guide questions prompt discussion of the speaker, alluded childhood game, major device, contrast between stanzas, and theme of love and relationships.

1. 1 . A N A L Y Z E T H E T H E M E A N D T H E P O E T I C
D E V I C E S U S E I N T H E P O E M ;
2 . C R E A T E A N A L T E R N A T I V E V E R S I O N O F
T H E P O E M ; A N D
3 . E V A L U A T E A T R A N S L A T I O N O F T H E P O E M .
Objectives

3. List of Pinoy Games
1. Luksong Baka
2. Bahay-bahayan
3. Piko
4. Bangkang Papel
5. Tumbang Preso
6. Sipa
7. Taguan
8. Trumpo
9. Langit – Lupa
10. Patintero

4. Guide Questions For Discussion:
 Who is the speaker in the poem? Do you think the
persona is a man or a woman? Explain your answer.
 What childhood game is alluded to in the title of the
poem?

5.  What is the major poetic device used in the poem? Is
it an effective and accurate way to express the poet’s
ideas about the subject matter? Why or why not?
 Discuss the contrast or change implied by the first
and last stanzas. How does it express the poem’s
theme ?
 What is the poem saying about love and
relationships?

6.  The word poem comes from the Greek word poēma,
which was an early variant of poiēma meaning
“fiction, poem,” originally from poiein, meaning “to
create.” For such an ancient and widespread form of
art, it’s interesting to note that the definition of poem
originally meant “to create,” signifying how
important poem examples are to human creativity.

7.  A poem is a work of literature that uses the sounds
and rhythms of a language to evoke deeper
significance than the literal meanings of the words.
There are numerous literary devices that may be
found in any given poem, such
as meter, rhyme, rhythm, symbolism, imagery, repeti
tion, consonance, assonance, alliteration, enjambme
nt, and so on

8. Literal Meaning: Definition
 The literal meaning is the most obvious or non-
figurative sense of a word or words.

9. Figurative Meaning :Definition
 Figurative language is any figure of speech which
depends on a non-literal meaning of some or all of
the words used. There are many types of figurative
language, including literary devices such
as simile, metaphor, personification, and many pun
examples, to name just a few

10. Word from the Poem Literal Meaning Figurative Meaning
Sinidok ( sinapo)
Lulugadon ( susugatan)
Karagkadag ( uuga-uga)
Makubal ( makalyo)
Hagubhob (ugong)
Magian ( magaan)
Tuninong ( tahimik)
Nagtiring ( umiikot)