2. Big Idea • The country’s poetry reflects your
history as a Filipino and may also
explore the possibilities of the Filipino’s
future culture and society.
3. Poetry • Is probably the most sophisticated of all literary
genres.
• It offers a uniqueness that other genres may not
achieve.
• In 1900s, Filipino poetry celebrated romanticism
• Formalist emphasis of the poetry is more on the form
and language that the poet used, rather than the
theme itself.
5. A. Senses
and Ideas
• Are used by the writer to describe
their impressions of their topic or
object of writing.
• The writer uses carefully chosen
and phrased words to create an
imagery that the reader can see
through the senses.
6. Kinds of
Sense
Impression
in Poetry
• VISUAL IMAGERY – what the writer wants you to
see.
• OLFACTORY IMAGERY – what the writer wants
you to smell.
• GUSTATORY IMAGERY – what the writer wants
you to taste.
• TACTILE IMAGERY – what the writer wants you
to feel.
• AUDITORY IMAGERY – what the writer wants
you to hear.
7. B. Diction
• is another element in Filipino poetry.
• It is the denotative and connotative meaning of the
words in a sentence, phrase, paragraph, or poem.
8. C. Rhyme
Scheme
• Is the way the author arranges words, meters, lines,
and stanzas to create a coherent sound when the poem
is read aloud.
• It may be formal or informal, depending on the way the
poem was written by the poet.
