1 To The Filipino Youth Poem Analysis Worksheet

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TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH (A la Juventud Filipina)
Poetry Analysis. Read and analyze the poem. Answer the following questions.
Names: __________________________ __________________________

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1. Title.
a) What does the title mean?
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b) If you will give a title for the poem, what will it be?
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2. Read the poem twice.

a) Underline/highlight the words that you think are important in analyzing the
poem. Use Sheet 2.
b) Write your own interpretation of each stanza.
3. Meaning of the poem.

a) Who/What is the subject of the poem?
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b) Who is the audience? _______________________________________________________
c) Why do you think the author wrote the poem?
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d) When is the poem happening?
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e) Where is the setting of the poem?
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f) What is the poet’s attitude? Emotions?
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4. Theme of the poem.

a) What is the central idea of the poem?
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5. Context.
a) List some of Rizal’s experiences that you think influenced him in writing the
poem.
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6. Analysis. Write a brief analysis of the poem. Use all the information that you have
given above.
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Sheet 2
Unfold, oh timid flower! _______________________________________

Lift up your radiant brow, _______________________________________
This day, Youth of my native strand! _______________________________________
Your abounding talents show _______________________________________
Resplendently and grand, _______________________________________
Fair hope of my Motherland! _______________________________________
Soar high, oh genius great, _______________________________________

And with noble thoughts fill their mind; _______________________________________
The honor’s glorious seat, _______________________________________
May their virgin mind fly and find _______________________________________
More rapidly than the wind. _______________________________________
Descend with pleasing light _______________________________________

Of the arts and sciences to the plain, _______________________________________
Oh Youth, and break forthright _______________________________________
The links of the heavy chain _______________________________________
That you poetic genius enchain. _______________________________________
See that in the ardent zone, _______________________________________

The Spaniard, where shadows stand, _______________________________________
Doth offer a shining crown _______________________________________
With wise and merciful hand _______________________________________
To the son of this Indian land. _______________________________________
You, who heavenward rise _______________________________________

On wings of your rich fantasy, _______________________________________
Seek in the Olympian skies _______________________________________
The tenderest poesy, _______________________________________
More sweet than divine honey; _______________________________________
You of heavenly harmony, _______________________________________

On a calm unperturbed night, _______________________________________
Philomel’s match in melody, _______________________________________
That in varied symphony _______________________________________
Dissipate man’s sorrow’s blight; _______________________________________
You at th’ impulse of your mind _______________________________________
The hard rock animate _______________________________________
And your mind with great pow’r consigned _______________________________________
Transformed into immortal state _______________________________________
The pure mem’ry of genius great; _______________________________________
And you, who with magic brush _______________________________________

On canvas plain capture _______________________________________
The varied charm of Phoebus, _______________________________________
Loved by the divine Apelles, _______________________________________
And the mantle of Nature; _______________________________________
Run! For genius’ sacred flame _______________________________________

Awaits the artist’s crowning _______________________________________
Spreading far and wide the fame _______________________________________
Throughout the sphere proclaiming _______________________________________
With trumpet the mortal’s name _______________________________________
Oh, joyful, joyful day, _______________________________________

The Almighty blessed be _______________________________________
Who, with loving eagerness _______________________________________
Sends you luck and happiness _______________________________________

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TO THE FILIPINO YOUTH (A la Juventud Filipina)

Names:

2. Read the poem twice.

3. Meaning of the poem.

4. Theme of the poem.

Unfold, oh timid flower! _______________________________________

Soar high, oh genius great, _______________________________________

Descend with pleasing light _______________________________________

See that in the ardent zone, _______________________________________

You, who heavenward rise _______________________________________

You of heavenly harmony, _______________________________________

And you, who with magic brush _______________________________________

Run! For genius’ sacred flame _______________________________________

Oh, joyful, joyful day, _______________________________________

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