Dalubhasaan Kong Mahal Second

Semester
A.Y. 2023 – 2024
EL114: SURVEY OF AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE
PRE-FINALS ACTIVITIES
Name: Santiago, Raymart, S. Program/Yr/Section:BSED-2B Rating:___/50
Instructor: Esperanza Adunna-Radtke Date: March, 6 2024
NOTE: Answers with erasures are wrong. Strictly follow the instructions or your answers will be marked WRONG.
I. Complete the table below by giving the description of each character. (10 points)

Character Description
1. Aoi  She died in childbirth also the first wife of Genji.
2. Genji  Son of the emperor and the hero in the tale.
3. Reizei  The future emperor and son of Genji.
4. Murasaki  Niece of Fujitsubo that genji will later marry.
5. Ukifune  Half sister to the princesses – Oigimi and Nakanokimi. Kaoru and
Niou falls in love with her.
6. Kiritsubo  She is mistreated by the other wives of the emperor and she is the
mother of Genji.
7. Kokiden  Consort of the emperor, a jealous enemy of Genji
8. Fujitsubo  The emperor invites her to court to be his first consort.
9. Emperor Suzaku  He ask Genji to marry his 3rd daughter for her future.
10. Lady of Akashi  former governor’s daughter.
II. Complete the Family Tree of Genji below. (10 points)

Emperor Kiritsubo

Aoi GENJI Fujitsubo

Yugiri Reizei

Yugiri

GENJI Reizei

Emperor Suzaku

III. Write TRUE if the statement is correct otherwise circle the word or phrase that makes the statement false then
write the word or phrase that will make it correct. Write your answer on the space before the number. (10 points)
TANIGUCHI 1. Yosa Buson’s original surname Munefusa.
MUNEFUSA 2. Matsuo Bashō’spseudonym of Matsuo Taniguchi.
MATSUO BASHO 3. Yosa Buson was revered him as the saint of the haiku.
TRUE 4. Matsuo Bashō was the great successor of Yosa Buson.
BASHO 5. Buson abandoned his samurai status to devote himself to poetry.
TRUE 6. The comparison and contrast of two independent phenomena became the hallmark of Bashō’s style.
BUSON 7. Bashō’s poetry which might have been reflecting his interest in painting, is ornate and sensuous,
rich in visual detail.
TRUE 8. Renga means the love of the old, the faded, and the unobtrusive, a quality found in the verse.
BASHO 9. Buson is the supreme Japanese haiku poet, who greatly enriched the 17-syllable haiku form and
made it an accepted medium of artistic expression.
BASHO 10. Oku no hosomichi (1694; The Narrow Road to the Deep North) describes Buson’s visit to northern
Japan, is one of the loveliest works of Japanese literature.
IV. Analyze the poem below by answering the questions. Please answer in complete sentences. (10 points)

My Favorite Teacher
-Jameel Marie Ortega
Baliuag University High School Batch ‘99

Miss Aduna’s here.

English words I always hear.
Nothing to compare.

1. How many syllables are there in the poem?

 17 syllables.
2. How many stanzas are there?
 One (1) Stanza
3. How many lines are there?
 3 lines
4. How many syllables are there in each line?
 5-7-5
5.What is the message that the author trying to relay?
 In my own understanding the author wants to say that Miss Aduna is one of a kind meands very
unique and special.

V. Compose your own Haiku. Write your Haiku on the space provided below. (10 points)

Breeze
(by: Raymart Santiago )

Looking at the sky.

Cold breeze of wind oh! I feel.
Always feel relaxed.

“Your honesty matters a lot to me. You will be loved to the bone marrow.” - EAR Prepared
by:

ESPERANZA ADUNA-RADTKE
Instructor