CALOTES, JON FRANCIS Z.

BSAMT-3
LIT 1N GRADED ACTIVITY #4

1. Pick 2 words or phrases from the story that could represent the following types of setting:
a. the natural environment= GRASS and TREES
b. the manufactured environment= FARMS and PETROLEUM LAMPS
c. the temporal environment= DUSK and DAWN
d. the cultural environment= CHEWING OF ARECA NUT, traditional value system and beliefs
e. what the characters know= dodong is going to be a father, dodong knew that blas is going to
marry tona
f. what the characters own= carabao, dodong’s gray undershirt and red kundiman shorts

2. Which level of diction is used for the following? (6 pts)

a. narrator or speaker= FORMAL or HIGH DICTION
b. Dodong= NEUTRAL or MIDDLE DICTION
c. Itay= INFORMAL or LOW DICTION

3. Identify the level of diction used in the following sentences:

a. They walked up the road together to the old man's shack and went in through the open door.
NEUTRAL or MIDDLE DICTION
b. "I doesn't mind asking a nice lady to tie up my shoe, when I gets out on the street." INFORMAL or
LOW DICTION
c. Its pendulum swung to and fro with a dull, heavy, monotonous clang; and when the minute-hand
made the circuit of the face, and the hour was to be stricken, there came from the brazen lungs of
the clock a sound which was exceedingly musical, but of so peculiar a note. FORMAL or HIGH
DICTION

4. Copy a sentence showing the ABBA pattern from a credible source. Do not forget to cite your
source.
To get it right, pen four by four then add four more; that’s how you write.
a(b/b)a – Poetry Forms (poetscollective.org)

5. To what extent are Dodong and Teang controlled by limited opportunity?

It was shown in the story how Dodong was blinded by love at an early age. He just pursued
anything that he wanted though he knew that it was not the right thing to do. But he could not
help himself, he was very hesitant at that time to marry the girl whom he loved.

6. Do you sympathize with Teang? Why or why not?

I do not sympathize with Teang, because Young people like us will not be able to build essential
skills and competencies and be able to feel safe, cared for, valued and useful unless our
family and community provide us with the support and opportunities we need along the way.
This is the only moment in our lives that we can freely do anything that we like to do without
any serious circumstances and limitations unlike those of adults.
7. Give 1 symbol you have found in the story (an object, scene, character, or action) and indicate
what idea, emotion, value, or way of life it represents.
Dodong starts to question his impatience as a young man. When his own son wants to get
married young, he advises him to not let hormones and young love dictate the rest of his life,
which is hard.

8. What is the theme of Footnote to Youth?

THE IGNORANCE OF YOUTH, FEAR AND INACTION,THE PHASES OF LIFE.

9. What is the message of the story?

Yes, it is a nature of every human being to fall in love but you should not let it control
and dominate your whole system. Don’t get blinded by love, don’t give too much and
enough is enough. You should leave even a little for yourself, for your family and for
God.