LESSON 2/ POETRY

REPRESENTATION AND THE

PHILIPPINES CANON
OPPRESSION
VOCABULARY:

1. Oppression – is a familiar word in the Filipino

vocabulary. It is when a person or group in a
position of power controls the less powerful in cruel
and unfair ways.

2. Dramatic Situation – it is the combination of

setting, characters, and action in a poem, in which
is supposed to engage the reader.

3. Persona – it refers to the speaker or teller of the

poem.
4. Allegory – it pertains to the symbolic representation
of truths or generalization about human existence.

5. Canon – it is the collection of works determined by

a society to have significant value and importance.

6. Personification – it refers to the figure of speech

where a non-human object is given human qualities.
 Oppression and the struggle against it are
common themes in Philippine Literature.

 Examples of Filipino Writings

 Jose Rizal
 Noli Me Tangere
 El Filibusterismo
 Hermenegildo Flores
 Hibik ng Pilipinas sa Inang Espanya
 Marcelo H. Del Pilar
 Sagot ng Espanya sa Hibik Ng Pilipinas
Andres Bonifacio
 Katapusang Hibik ng Pilipinas

 literary expressions of what were perceived to be

abuses by the colonizing power.

 Kahapon, Ngayon, at Bukas ( Aurolio Tolentino) –

was controversial during the early American
period because of its sharp criticism of the US.
TRACKBACK:
THE SPANISH OPPRESSION

 The Marcos era was seen to be one of the most

oppressive periods in the Philippine history, and
yet, a quick glance at the internet reveals a
number of claims that this era was supposedly
the best time in Philippine history. Why?

 Interview your lola/lolo or people who experience

under Marcos Administration.