Name: Telosa, Ma Jahzeel B.

Grade & Section: 11-STEM

Course: 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Teacher: Sir Jensen Edos

A Letter to pedro, U.S Citizen, Also Called Pete

Rene Estella Amper

The poem is written without using strict meter or rhyme, but it still is
recognizable as poetry by virtue of complex patterns of one sort or another that readers
will perceive to be part of a coherent whole Analysis of the poem by stanza.

In the 1st stanza, The poet started with a salutation which clearly emphasizes that the
persona of the poem poses a strong bond of friendship between him and Pedro/Pete.
Although the 2nd and 3rd lines seem to contradict the dominant situations in the poem
which assert about changes in physical environment of the place and behavior of the
people, the poet tries to stress that the things and places memorable to them are still
capable of bringing back those memories am I’d stall changes done.

2nd stanza. The poet represents the farmers as the poor people who, in spite of their
agony in their laborious work, still receive a few pesos as their salary of their struggle.
However, the poet also convey their vices such as going into cockpit and drinking
alcoholic beverages, which still are true even today.

3rd to 5th stanza. The poets reveal the lifestyle and living of politicians. The third stanza
entails that in every project they made; they make it to point that their efforts must be
recognized such as naming those projects after them. They are unaware that the money
used for their so called projects are from the people.

The 4thand 5th stanza tells us that politicians own huge and luxurious properties which
imply corruption.

6thto 8th stanza. The poet reveals that the people become less religious and is evident
in Sunday masses where only few attend. And worse, some of those who attend are just
talking to each there and sleeping, and letting their children play.

9th to 11th stanza. The poet stresses the dynamic character of people. Some become
materialistic which is influenced by their love of money. Some feel that having much
money is making them to have a happy existence which is likely to be a false maxim.
True, money is not the root of evil but it’s the love of money that makes people drown in
worldly matters.
Name: Telosa, Ma Jahzeel B. Grade & Section: 11-STEM
Course: 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Teacher: Sir Jensen Edos