Dramatic situation

Is the combination of setting, characters, and action in a poem which is supposed to

engage the reader.

Dramatic situation
A situation which calls for the audience to relate to the poem emotionally

Persona
Is the speaker, or teller of the poem; rarely the poet themselves.

Allegory
Refers to symbolic representations of truths or generalizations about human existence.

Canon
Refers to the collection of works determined by a society to have significant value and
importance.

Personification
Is a figure of speech where a non-human object is given human qualities.

Canonical
Belonging to a collection of works considered to be valuable to Philippine society. This
collection of works, called canon, is determined by various institutions seen as capable
of deciding which works carry value or not.

Oppression
A theme that is common in Philippine literature

Jose Rizal
Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

Hermenegildo Flores
Hibik ng Pilipinas sa Inang Espanya

Marcelo H. Del Pilar

Sagot ng Espanya sa Hibik ng Pilipinas
Aurelio Tolentino
Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas

Jose Corazon "Batute" de Jesus

Sa Dakong Silangan

National artist
Filipino citizens who are given rank and title in recognition of their "significant
contributions to the development of Philippine Arts and letters."

President of the Philippines

The "National Artist" title is bestowed by this person in the field of Music, Dance,
Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film and Broadcast Arts, and Architecture or Allied Arts.

Third World Geography

A work by Cirilo F. Bautista about Marcos' government.

Imagery and allegory

Third World Geography; aimed at creating solid impression on the reader

Philippines
What does the country pertain to in third world geography

Former president Ferdinand Marcos

What does "the man watches over it" pertain to?

Bold ink and sharp colors

Refers to our country's own image which holds it down from rising

Cirilo F. Bautista
Born in 1941, National artist for literature
AB Literature degree
Cirilo Bautista graduated with this degree from the University of Sto. Tomas (Magna
Cum Laude) in 1968

MA Literature degree
Cirilo Bautista graduated with this degree ( Magna Cum Laude) from St. Louis
University in Baguio in 1968

Doctors of Arts in Language and Literature

Cirilo Bautista graduated with this from De La Salle University in 1990
Philippine Center of International
PEN