MAYON

BY KRISTIAN SENDON CORDERO

REVIEW:
Give examples of Folk songs during the pre-
colonial period?
Give some famous pre-colonial epics that can be
found in different parts of the Philippines
OBJECTIVES:

A.Identify representative texts and authors

from each region
B.Appreciate the application of imagery in
the text provided
C.Read and analyze the poem
MOTIVATION:
 Film showing: The Legend of Daragang
Magayon
 MAYON: About the Author

 DARAGANG MAGAYON – is a romantic and exciting legend

story telling of how the volcano came to be or originated.
 KRISTIAN SENDON CORDERO – is widely described as the
“enfant terrible” of Bikol writing.
- He has multiple Palanca awards in poetry, fiction and
the essay.
- He is well-anthologized poet, and has published collections
of his own, such as Canticos: Apat na Boses and Labi.
-He is an educator being an assistant professor at the
Ateneo de Naga University.
 Cordero’s poem - is a very rich one carrying a
very distinct view of Mayon Volcano.
 He is a native of Bicol who writes with a certain
level of familiarity with the volcano.
 The poem presents the volcano first via
allusion referring to a myth, particularly to
Pagtuga’s arrow that killed Magayon. The death
of Magayon and her lover in the poem become
more than just an end but also a beginning.
 BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

MAYON VOLCANO – is a renowned

volcano not only in the Philippines but also around
the world for it’s almost “perfect cone.”
 - It is also one of the most active
volcanoes in the Philippines and erupts regularly.
 - Despite the constant threat of
danger, the volcano remains one of the most popular
tourist destination in the Philippines.
MAYON VOLCANO
 DEVICES USED BY THE AUTHOR:

 1. IMAGES – the use of figurative language to

represent objects, events, actions or ideas in a way
that is physically appealing.
 - are not always visual. They can present
their sensory impressions using any of the five senses.
It can be descriptive and figurative
 2. METER – is the basic rhythmic structure of a line in
poetry.
 3. ALLUSION – refers to another textual work, leaving the reader
to figure out the connection between the current work and the
work being referred to.
 - an indirect of passing reference to something.
 4. EXPANSION – refers to the possibility of images to go beyond
what they normally mean, to extend, or grow in meaning.
 5. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE – these are words or phrases used to
go beyond their literal meaning and convey a different set of
meanings to the reader.
 TECHNIQUE USED BY THE AUTHOR:

 Cordero’s poem showcases a quality that poet

John Keats said was essential to people who
want to write and read poetry. He called it
“negative capability.”

 Keats definition of it was simple. It was the

capability to be face to face with uncertainty and
not need to grapple with what the uncertainty
could mean, but be comfortable just facing the
situation. Forces of nature are one such events.
 Cordero both made positive and negative
images of the volcano . In the face of force of
nature such as Mayon Volcano it would not be
correct to term the volcano as either good or
evil because it is neither. Instead, the volcano
is merely being a volcano.
 Cordero simply presents us with “images” that
shift from one extreme to another allowing us
to see both “faces” of the volcano
GUIDE QUESTIONS:

 1. According to the poem what led to the creation

of the volcano?
 2. In the second stanza, the area around Mayon’s
foot is described as _________?
 3. What is the persona in the poem waiting for in
the 3rd stanza?
 4. Give at least three images found in the poem.
Cite the lines where they appear.
 5. The 4th stanza presents an image of the poem which
was viewed differently by two different people – the
persona and an unnamed poet – who gave a very
different interpretation of the image. Defend the choices
of both poets in light of how Mt. Mayon is seen in the
poem.
 6. Discuss why the author used a security guard as the
FINAL IMAGE of the poem. What does this seem to
imply about how security personnel are viewed?
GROUP ACTIVITY:
IN SMALLER GROUPS, THINK AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
SHARE WITH THE WHOLE CLASS

1. How do the characters in the legend

correspond to the behavior of the volcano in
real life?
2. What does knowing the legend do to your
appreciation of the volcano?
3. How would the legend of Daragang
Magayon be told today? What changes
would there be in how the story is told?
SEATWORK # 3:
EXAMINE THE IMAGES IN THE POEM AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE
IMPRESSION BEING CONVEYED BY THE IMAGE IS POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.

POSITIVE NEGATIVE
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.