Critical Reading Journal Entry No.

1 (Poetry)
Name:Jessa Mae C. Francisco Score:__________
Section:11-Humss-Andrew Date:03-25-2020

“Third World Geography” and pray for rice. Only the wind
Cirilo F. Bautista (Manila) hears your useless words.
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A country without miracles The country without miracles

sits heavy on the map, tries to get up from the page,

thinking of banana trees rotting but the bold ink and sharp
in the sunlight. colors
The man who watches over it hold it down.
5 Performance Task: Analyze
has commandeered all hopes, the given poem according to the
placed them in a sack, given aspects below to
and tied its loose end. demonstrate your skill in close
He goes around carrying it reading. Attach a yellow pad
on his back. paper if needed for your
10 answers (45 Points).
When asked what is inside, I. Form (10 points)
he says, “Just a handful of
The poetry doesn't follow rhymings and it
feathers, doesn't have pattern, but the words still godd to
express feelings about the poem.
just a handful of feathers.”
That’s how light the burden II. Tone/Mood (10 points)
of government is in peace time The Poetry was calm at first but while reading it,
The
it poetry
show the show it how
real state of is
allthe government
people on that so
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selfish, allbecause
country, people the
are government
just waiting for the miracle
doesn't have to
any tyrant can turn it into a prevent
care poverty and hunger but the government
to them.
doesn't care to them. That is the reason why all
metaphor. III. of that
people Imagery/Lit
Country is dyingDevices (15
because of hunger
for foods and being so poor.
You kneel on the parched earth points)
 Critical Reading Journal Entry No. 1 (Poetry)
Name:Jessa Mae C. Francisco Score:__________
Section:11-Humss-Andrew Date:03-25-2020
The poetry describing the country without any
words like or as, And the poem has more in
point.

IV. Theme/Synthesis/Interpr
etation (10 points)