This document contains summaries of two works of Bikol literature: a poem by Jomark Baynado titled "Ngirit" and a short story about fruits in an enchanted forest called Talingkas. The poem describes a man's deep love for a girl in metaphorical terms. The short story is about a boastful fruit named Lada who insults the other fruits until the fairy godmother punishes him by transforming him into a small plant.
1. BIKOL LITERATURE: Poem and
Short Story
Members:
PORTEZ, BRYAN
BEQUILLO, SHEANNY
MENO, ROSELYN
PERIARCE, APRIL
2. NGIRIT by: Jomark Baynado
(November 30, 2010)
Matacon, Polangui, Albay
This poem by Baynado is one of the Discriptive Poem because it
describes the feeling of the persona. It shows how he loved the girl of
his dream that even in the diffrent ways that he does she became his
inspiration. In the first line of the poem, we can already get the idea
that the persona wants to give and show for the girl. The speaker uses
metaphors to describes what he have feel for the girl and it was the
strength of this poem.
The whole poem entails about how love can be
and how powerful it was to certain person.
3. CHARACTERS:
JUN-JUN - a little boy who loves to hear stories from his Lola.
LOLA - she was great at story telling that happened in the past.
ESMERALDA - fairy God-mother of the fruits at Talingkas.
LADA - one of the fruits who is boastful, and who always talks about the
differences of of the fruits in Talingkas.
SANTOL - a fruit which have sour taste.
BAYAWAS
MANGGA
4. SETTING
The story happened at Talingkas which it was an enchanted forest that
every fruits are there.
THEME
Embrace your flaws first as you embrace others flaws too.
CONFLICT
MAN VS. NATURE
EXPOSITION
The story started at the Lada, which he is being so proud of his ability as
a fruit than others. He boast what ability he can have to the point that he
have hurt others already.
5. RISING ACTION
Lada insult all of his fellow fruits in the Talingkas that even if he was
talking below the belt of others he continues it. Santol, Bayawas and
Mangga confront what Lada was talking about but he doesn’t even stops
being boastful to them.
CLIMAX
As Lada continues being boastful he doesn’t notice that fairy Esmeralda
was there and listening to what he was saying to other fruits. He become
busy minding others life and talking all the difference and weaknesses of
the fruits. One day passes after what happened fairy Eemeralda came
back and gathered all the fruits.
6. FALLING ACTION
As fairy Esmeralda gathered the fruits, she said that every fruits has own
weaknesses and strengths that they should love but at she point to Lada she
give punishment to his actions that he does to his fellow fruits. Without any
other words Lada turn into a tiny plant that reflects to his character.
RESOLUTION
Lada been punished for what actions he do and it all reflects to what
situation he has right now.