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WORKSHEET No. 18: Write three haikus about Rizal or about his works or times.
Consider what aspect of Rizal or his work would you like to emphasize. Remember that
the lines in a haiku need not rhyme. However, please follow the 5-syllable rule for the
first line, 7-syllable rule for the second, and 5-syllable rule for the third.
1
To Leonor he come
Woe to him his passage blocked
Martyrdom is sad
2
Love your own language
Never be ashamed of it
Says Jose Rizal
3
Rizal used poems
To awaken the youth’s minds
Fight for the future!