The document discusses a poem about "martial law babies" who were born during a period of martial law. It asks a series of questions to analyze the poem, including what characteristics are described of martial law babies and why the speaker advises them to "grow up". It concludes by asking how martial law babies compare to millennials and why it's important to study the characteristics of different generations.

2. 1. Why does the speaker start
with a quote from Jose Garcia
Villa? What does the quote mean?

3. 2. Why does the speaker
ask a series of questions to
the martial law baby?

4. 3. What items does the
speaker mention? What idea
is being conveyed by the
mentioning of these items?

5. 4. What are the
characteristics of a martial
law baby based on the
questions the speaker asks?

6. 5. Considering your answer to
question number 4, why does the
speaker advise the martial law
baby to “grow up, grow up”?

7. 6. What does the last line of the
fifth stanza mean? What does
this say about the speaker’s
observation on a martial law
baby?

8. 7. Why does the speaker wish the
martial law baby luck? What is the
good luck for when he advises him
or her to grow up?

9. 8. What does the last line suggest?
What idea does it give regarding
martial law babies and the period
they were born in?

10. 9. How do you think are millennials
different from or similar to martial
law babies? What do you think has
brought forth these similarities and
differences?

11. 10. Why is it important to study about
the kind of young people in every
generation? What do the characteristics
of each generation tell about the kind of
citizens they will be when they become
adults?