Spoken Word Poetry Performance - ARG

Zuela Herrera created and performed Dulo't simula, a spoken poetry piece. The topic of
this spoken poetry was love. The poet used figurative language in the spoken poetry, and
there is also a line and stanza, rhyme, and rhyme scheme, as well as rhythm and meter in the
poetry. Because she compared things, Zuela Herrera used figurative language in her
spoken. For example, "tuwing nilalamon ng buwan ang araw sa papawirin, pero ni minsan hindi
nagtagumpay sa dalang sinag ng bagong umaga." For me, these lines merely serve to remind
us that even when we fail, there is always a new opportunity. The poet was not direct to the
point because she wants her reader or listeners to think about the hidden lessons. A stanza
and line are constantly there in poetry, the poet uses it into her poetry. The poet also
applies a rhyme, rhythm, meter, and rhyme scheme, based on my observations. Because her
poetry has a pattern, perhaps she employed an ABBA pattern in some of the lines, and
her poetry also contains a repetition of the end sounds of words, the poet employs the
elements described. In her deliberation, she showed the rhythm and meter.

“Gumising man ako sa mga panahong hindi tayo magkakilala o may iba tayong mga
kapareha, sa susunod na buhay susubukin nating muli. Kahit ganito nila tayo laging
pinagmamasdan, palaging inaabangan ang isang hiwalayan”. Eto talaga yung line na tagos
sa aking puso, narelate kasi ako before crush ako ng crush ko at alam nya na crush ko sya,
di ko pa sya sinasagot as a jowa kasi di pa ako ready but he is willing to wait. Magkasama
kami pag outside the school at nagsasama din kami sa school nagprapractice dahil athlete
kaming dalawa. Pinupuntahan nya ako sa bahay nag papaalam sa parents ko kapag gagala
actually he is handsome, and he have a good personality. Noong magkasama kami outside
the school marami talagang tao na against samin, maraming chismosa, issue kasi nga crush ng
bayan yun ako eto lng panget pero marami din naman mga tao na support sa amin especially
my parents and friends kahit di pa kami but still I can’t handle the pain sa mga pinagsasabi
ng mga taong against samin kahit di pa kami officially na mag jowa. Paano nalang pag sinagot
ko sya, maraming question na pumapasok sa isipan ko. And then one day I realize na he need
a better woman, di kami bagay para sa isa’t isa so I let go my feelings for him. I want him to be
happy in other women.