HINAWANAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

21st Century Literature In the Philippines and around the World

Unit 2 Summative Test

NAME: _________________________________ G11_____________ DATE: ___________SCORE: ________

General Direction: Do the following as instructed. Please utilize this questionnaire as your answer sheet.
Read thoroughly, points are deducted if instructions are not followed.

I. Read and understand the poem below entitled “Gabu” written by Carlos Angeles. Answer the questions
given.
1-6. Identify the elements of poetry present in the poem emphasized in each colored line/s. Write the
letter on the space provided. For 7-9, encircle the letter of your choice.

Gabu by Carlos Angeles

The battering restlessness of the sea 1. _______________ a. Figures of Speech b. Stanza
Insists a tidal fury upon the beach
At Gabu, and its pure consistency 2. ________ a. Figures of Speech b. Stanza
Havocs the wasteland hard within its reach.

Brutal the daylong bashing of its heart 3. _________ a. Symbolism b. Stanza

Against the seascape where, for miles around,

Farther than sight itself, the rock-stones part And drop into the elemental wound.

The waste of centuries is grey and dead (A)

And neutral where the sea has breached its brine, (B) 4. ________________
Where the split salt of its heart lies spread (A) a. Rhyme Scheme b. Symbolism
Among the dark habiliments of Time. (B)
The vital splendor misses. For here 5. ___________ a. Diction b. Imagery
At Gabu where the ageless tide recurs
All things forfeited are most loved and dear. 6. _________ a. Imagery b. Stanza
It is the sea pursues a habit of shores.

7. What is the message of the song?

a. one’s situation in the sea b. one’s situation in life c. one’s bitter experiences
8. What is the tone of the poem?
a. playful b. sad c. excited d. regretful
9. What situation of the sea depicts sadness?
a. High tide b. low tide
10. What word in the last stanza means waived?
a. Forfeited b. recurs c. splendor d. ageless
II. DIRECTIONS: Complete the infographic profile of the author in the picture. Choose from the answers
below.
Ateneo de Manila University writer and columnist
Floridablanca,Pampanga Danton Remoto
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Essay
1. _______________________
(name of the author)
2. _______________________
(hometown)

ACHIEVEMENT

3._____________________________
EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

4.
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5. ______________________________