Name: Crizel Joy Y.

Masiglat Date: October 02 2021

Gr./Strand/Sec. Gr. 12 ABM FORD Activity 1: Lesson 1

MAYON
Kristian Sendon Cordero
Camarines Sur

Ayon sa alamat, lason ng pana ni Pagtuga,

ang lumikha sa bulkan—libingan ito
ng dalagang namatay sa isang digmaan.

Ngayon, ano ang tutubo sa paanan ng Mayon

gayong nagiging malawak na itong sementeryo
ng abo, ng tao. Manganganak na kayâ ito?
Tinitigan ko ang nakangangang bulkan—binabalot
ng ulap at ng sariling usok ang tuktok, gatas sa labi.
Baka sakali, magpakita, nang may silbi ang kamera.

Sa ilang retrato na ibinebenta ng mga bata sa Cagsawa

lusaw na tae ang nagliliyab na lava, dumadaloy pababa.
Matandang nag-nganganga ayon naman sa isang makata.

Sa isang lumang postcard na nakita ko sa Antigo Merkado—

Kapag sa malayo, isa siyang magandang sikyung nakatanod,
Handa sa pagkapkap, naghihintay sa iyong pagpasok.

Direction: Respond critically to the following questions and worksheets to process the selection.

1. According to the poem, what led to the creation of the volcano?

a. The arrow used by Pagtuga
b. A war which led to Magayon’s death
c. The poison of the arrow of Pagtuga
d. The legend of Daragang Magayon

2. In the second stanza, the area around Mayon’s foot is described as

a. a graveyard
b. a far
c. a disaster zone
d. a myth

3. What is the persona in the poem waiting for in the third stanza?
a. For the volcano to erupt
b. For the volcano to show its peak
c. For the volcano to blow more smoke
d. For the volcano to be covered in clouds

4. List at least three images found in the poem. Cite the lines where they appear.

- Sa isang lumang postcard na nakita ko sa Antigo Merkado

Nakita – Visual
- Tinitigan ko ang nakangangang bulkan—binabalot
Tinitignan – Visual
- Handa sa pagkapkap, naghihintay sa iyong pagpasok.
Pagkapkap - Tactile

5. State the dominant physical sense being used by the poem to create the images you listed in the previous
question.

- the dominant physical sense being used by the poem is sense of vision or visual.

6. Examine the images in the poem and determine whether the impression being conveyed by the image is
positive or negative. List those images in the table below.

Positive Negative

Tinitigan ko ang nakangangang bulkan - Lason ng Pana - tactile

visual

magpakita, nang may silbi ang kamera. -

visual

Sa isang lumang postcard na nakita ko sa

Antigo Merkado - visual
 Handa sa pagkapkap, naghihintay sa iyong
pagpasok. - tactile

7. The first stanza of the poem showcases the death of Magayon as the cause of the birth of the volcano.
Carrying this reasoning through to the second stanza, what is the persona implying with his use of the image of
a graveyard? Discuss this below.
The persona indicates that he used the picture of a graveyard in the second verse because when the Mayon
erupts its lava, everything on the ground around it would be buried.

8. The fourth stanza presents an image of the poem which was viewed differently by two different people—the
persona and an unnamed poet, or makata—who gave a very different interpretation of the image. Defend the
choices of both poets in light of how Mount Mayon is seen in the poem.

According to the character, the lava flowing down from Mayon resembles liquefied feces or human garbage.
According to the unnamed poet or "Makata," the Mayon resembles an elderly man chewing a betel nut. The
poets employed light poetry, amusing rhymes, and riddles.

9. 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?

the author used a security guard as the final image of the poem because it represents the author, the author
chose a security guard as the final identity image. The poem portrays how the author sees security guards as
defenders of the poem, guaranteeing that the legend does not expire or fade from our literature. It's also
because the poet understands the poem's underlying message, which he reveals to us. He just let us in and
told us to read and study the poems on our own.