Personification in Typhoon Poetry
Personification in Typhoon Poetry
ABM 12-A
ACTIVITY 2
Students are given a the chance to use their name, which they must write
vertically down the left-hand side of the page. Starting each line with the
letters that spell out the person's name, students must write one word per
line so that by the end of the line, a message about the person is revealed.
Example:
ANNE
Always
Neat
Never
Enthusiastic
Remember: Make sure that the name given is true and that is tells
something about you as a person. (If you need more space for the letters of
the name, you may use the extra space given.
ANSWER:
Loves
Observing
Very
Energetic
Lady
Yell
ACTIVITY 3
How well do you know the Tagalog region? Match the ideas, names or
things that represent the Tagalog region from the left to the places within
the region given at the right. Write your answer on the space provided.
Example: balisong = Batangas
__C____1. Barasoain Church A. Nueva Ecija
__H____2. Jose Rizal B. Batangas
__G____3. Rizal Park C. Bulacan
__I____4. Pahiyas Festival D. Palawan
__E ___5.Puerto Gallera E. Mindoro
__D____6. Underground Cave F. Bataan
__J____7. Aguinaldo Shrine G. NCR
__A____8. Food Bowl and Rice Granary of Central Luzon H. Laguna
__F____9. Dambana ng Kagitingan I. Quezon
__B___10. Parada ng Lechon J. Cavite
ACTIVITY 4
1. What is the event that the author was talking about in his poem?
The poem talks about typhoon events.
2. Where do you think did the story happen? Ex. City or rural area, etc.
I think the story happened in the city
3. Can you give some details of how strong the typhoon was based on
the poem?
The typhoon can make the heavens crawl with crackling
electricity and the verdicts of thunder are without forgiveness or
pity. It turns wildly they tore every roof, they toppled and
smashed every wall and post.
ACTIVITY 5
The poem ―Typhoons‖ used numerous personifications. Can you give the
human qualities or traits mentioned in the following lines?
1. The heavens crawl with crackling electricity
What is being personified? The heaven
2. And whiplash of wet, demented monsters: Turning wildly they tore every
roof
What is being personified? The typhoon
What human trait or quality is given? The word distressed and by begging for mercy.
5. What power of sun expunged And expelled these armies of the night



