ASEAN LITERATURE REVIEWER
inanition, helplessness, or
VOCABULARY WORDS
Si Mabuti:
Malirip - mabatid o malaman
Agam-agam - bumabagabag
Napatda - nagulat
Naulinig - narinig
Kandungan -
Magmamasid -
Kariktan - kagandahan
Tata Selo:
Paulik-ulik - pagdadalawang isip
Naembargo - nasamsam
Istaked - bilangguan
Propitaryo - tubo
Cabesa - pinuno
Lilik - karit
Morning in Nagrebcan:
Stray goats - homeless
Clay stove - lutuan
Whore - prostitute
Bitch - female dog
Husky legs - heavily built
Rice straw - rice production
Bawl - loud cry
The Cherished Daughter:
Magpie – long tailed crow
Quan – the name for an urban
administrative unit in Vietnam
Matchmaker – one that arranges a
match; one who tries to bring two
unmarried individuals together in an
attempt to promote a marriage
Areca Nuts – seed of areca palm
Suit of Clothes – a set of clothes or
garments.
A School Boy's Apology:
Shrivel – to become reduced to
inefficiency.
Dewdrops – drop of dew or
teardrops, or something Partitioned
– something that divides; or the
action or parting.
Inside the Submarine:
Odd-shaped - irregular in shape
Illusion - a thing that is or is likely to
be wrongly perceived or interpreted
by the senses.
Plastic horizon - unknown place or
something that is out of this world
Void - completely empty; discharge
or drain away
Vague - uncertain; indefinite or
unclear character or meaning
Rouse - awaken
The Oilfield Labourers:
Distraught - deeply upset
Mist - tiny water
Derrick - crane
Protrude - above the surface
Conflagration - extensive fire
Stumps - bottom part of the tree
Taunting - provoking someone
Akimbo – hands on hips and elbows
turned outward
Suspended – stop temporarily
Smouldering – burn slowly with
smoke
Emblazoned – display a design on
Frantic – wild or distraught with fear
Borneo's Green Heart:
Den - a wild animals lair or
habitation
Oasis - a fertile spot in desert, where
wateris found Tranquility - a state of
peace and quite
Neo-classical - relating to or
 adaption of the classical
comports - agree with / behave
Sultanate - the state of being ruled
by a Sultan
Travel Brunei Darussalam:
Jungle produce - Any harvest found
in the forest
Gleaming - bright and shiny, shinning,
glowing
Flora and fauna - plants and animals
Subjects - topics, themes
Sampon - flat-bottomed
woodenboat
Stilt - stand, support
Poignant -emotional, touching
Rucksack - backpack
Baju melayu - traditional Malay outfit
for men
Egret - heron with long plumage
Cuttlery - tableware
Harem - group of women associated
with a man
Close Proximity:
Rubbish - very bad, worthless or
useless
Toddler - a young child who is just
beginning to walk or a baby
Pussy - a weak or effeminate man
Pagoda - a hindu or buddhist temple
Heave - lift or haul( a heavy thing)
with great effort
Spinster - unmarried woman
Bickering - arguing over petty and
trivial matters
Stingy - unwilling to give
Nirvana - is the highest state that
someone can attain, a state of
enlightenment, meaning a person's
individual desires and suffering go
away
The Kindergarten Teacher:
Shriek – high-pitched piercing sound
Dame – woman equivalent to rank
of Knight
Reluctant – unwilling or hesitant
Plum – fleshly fruit
Gape – mouth wide open
POEM - conveys a thought,
describes a scene or tells a story
in a concentrated, lyrical
arrangement of words.
- can be structured, with
rhyming lines and meter,
the rhythm and emphasis
of a line based on syllabic
beats;
- can also be freeform,
which follows no formal
structure.
EPIC POETRY - typically detail
extraordinary feats and
adventures of characters from a
distant past.
- lengthy, narrative work of
poetry
- Plot centers around a Hero
of Unbelievable Stature.
SONNET - 14 line poem written in
iambic pentameter, employing
one of several rhyme schemes,
and adhering to a tightly
structured thematic organization
ODE - lyrical stanza
- elaborately structured
poem praising or glorifying
an event or individual,
describing nature
 intellectually as well as
emotionally.
- the strophe, the
antistrophe, and the epode.
LIMERICK - form of verse, usually
humorous and frequently rude
- trimeter with a strict
rhyme scheme of AABBA
- the first, second and fifth
line rhyme, while the third
and fourth lines are
shorter and share a
different rhyme.
CONSONANCE - resemblance in
sound between two words, or an
initial rhyme
- also refer to shared
consonants, whether in
sequence or reverse
ONOMATOPOEIA - process of
creating a word that phonetically
imitates, resembles, or suggests
the sound that it describes.
IRONY - implies a distance
between what is said and what is
meant.
ALLITERATION - repeats a
speech sound in a sequence of
words that are close to each
other.
ASSONANCE - the repetition of
the vowel sound across words
within the lines of the poem
creating internal rhymes.
SIMILE - the subject of the poem
is described by comparing it to
another object or subject, using
'as' or 'like'.
Three Line Poem
- Usen Mahamid
- Its a Kind of Thai Haiku
- with no real structures
beyond the numbers of
line
A Boatman’s Love Song
- Simile
- Genuine love of boatman
- Romantic
- Pure and Genuine
- The boatman is dreaming
about a pretty
- girl while he is on the boat.
E-San
- Nai Pee
- portrays the drought of E-
san, or the northeast,
during pre-1950’s in a
realistic way possible
Smile Of The Rice Goddess
- Chiranan Pitpreecha
- pestle crushing of rice by
several female farmers,
showing harmony and
mutual kindness as well
as the agricultural tradition
in Thailand
- Onomatopoeia
What is Such Forging?
- Ujjeni
- This poem inspires people
to get up and fight various
obstacles in life.
 - Filled with figures of - Naowarat Pongpaiboon
speech showing vivid (October 14, 1973)
pictures and profound - movement of people's
emotions. thoughts and ways of
A Poet’s Pledge 1 & 2 living in the society
- Angkram Kalayanapong - Thai people's inner state
- two poems under the under a dictator's regime
same name The Barbs
- ultimate goal of any - Phaitoon Thanya
Buddhist is to practice - short story
Dharma and reach nirvana - reflecting the spirit and the
- the poet in this poem way of living of Thai rural
makes a pledge that he people in agricultural
would rather write forever society
without any wish for - shows the changing
nirvana portrayal of Thai society
Maum
- Krit Pramoj
- reveals the hardship of life
in Bangkok during World
War II (1942-1945).
- narrates the story through
thru the eyes of a dog
named "Maum".
- this short story reflects
how much Thai people
love their dogs.
Champoon
- Dheb Mahapaorayais
- A novella portraying Thai
society prior to 1942
- forbidden love with a non-
local man.
- strong determination and
extreme sense of human
dignity
- reflects the background
and atmosphere of life in
the south of Thailand
during that time.
Mere Movement