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Title of the poem: Icarus in Catechism Class
Poet: Dominador Ibarra Ilio
Something about the poet:
Dominador Ibarra Ilio was born on November 5, 1913, in Malinao, Aklan. He used a number of pen names, including Isaias Topacio Domingo, Basilio, Crisostomo de la Cruz, and J.D. Ibarra. He is a product of the University of the Philippines where he finished his civil and geodetic engineering degrees, and the University of Iowa where he received an M.S. in hydraulics on a U.P. fellowship. He also studied groundwater development at the University of Minnesota. He wrote as a diversion in college and published his works in many metropolitan magazines. He was elected member of the U.P. Writers Club and became literary editor of the Philippine Collegian. He was also dean of engineering of the Laguna College in San Pablo City.
A poet and fiction writer, Ilio attended Paul Engle’s Poetry Workshop in Iowa and received citations at the UP Golden Jubilee Literary Contest and Republic Anniversary Poetry Contest. In addition to becoming editor of The Vigil of Freedom magazine, he was a widely anthologized poet, with such poems as “The Vigil of Freedom” and “Icarus in Catechism Class” appearing in various publications. His works include The Diplomat and Other Poems (1955) , Collected Poems of Dominador I. Ilio (1989) and Guerilla Memoirs, which won honorable mention in the U.P. Golden Jubilee Contest.
Critical analysis of poem:
A. 6 Facets
Facet 1 - EXPLANATION
1. Why does the character in the poem thought of escaping?
2. Where is the speaker in the poem? Why do you know that the speaker is in that place?
Facet 2 - INTERPRETATION
1. What is mean by labyrinth in the poem?
2. How does the poem affect you?
Facet 3 - APPLICATION
1. How should our thinking and action be modified to meet the demands of situations in life?
2. How and when can we use our knowledge and abilities effectively in situations in this worry- world?
Facet 4 - PERSPECTIVE
1. What does the author trying to reveal from the situation of the speaker in the poem?
2. How is the poem’s story similar to your own experiences?
Facet 5 - EMPATHY
1. How would you feel if you are put in a dark labyrinth?
2. What was the author trying to make us feel and see?
Facet 6 - SELF-KNOWLEDGE
1. What are my blind spots that I must uncover?
2. How can I overcome my fears in life?
B. Vocabulary words
Literal:
1. beatitudes – In Christianity, the 'Beatitudes (Latin for "Blessings") are a set of eight blessings contained in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Four beatitudes also appear in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, where they are contrasted with four woes.
2. pastels – A picture or sketch drawn with this type of crayon.
3. taper – (noun) - a slender candle; a feeble light.
- a long waxed wick used especially for lighting candles, lamps, pipes, or fires
4. labyrinth – (noun) - An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
- was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos.
5. twitter – To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.
6. pulpit – An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service.
7. glibly – (adverb) - with superficial plausibility.
-- done in a smooth, offhand fashion.
8. halos – A luminous ring or disk of light surrounding the heads or bodies of sacred figures, such as saints, in religious paintings; a nimbus.
9. chanting- (verb) - is a commonly used spiritual practice. Like prayer, chant may be a component of either personal or group practice. Diverse spiritual traditions consider chant a route to spiritual development.
10. exultation- (noun) - a feeling of extreme joy; the utterance of sounds expressing great joy.
11. stunning- (adjective) - Causing or capable of causing emotional shock or loss of consciousness.
Symbolic:
1. black birds – not serious persons or priests who do not follow what they are preaching.
2. walled-in wilderness – bad actions they possess inside a solemn place.
C. Critical analysis (Essay)
The poem entitled Icarus in Catechism Class by Dominador I. Ilio was based from the story “Myth of Icarus” wherein Icarus is the son of Daedalus who attempted to escape prison at the hands of King Minos. Similar with the story, the poem also describes the situations of the speaker and his father. It talks about Icarus’s father that is making a wax feather for them to use in escaping the dark labyrinth. They were imprisoned and trapped in the wilderness where they can hear birds singing.
The poem is trying to reveal the feeling of the speaker about the world he is within. I think he is a prisoner of his own self. The speaker is lonely in his own surrounding. He wants to escape to his own wilderment. He was trying to have his own freedom to do the things he wants. As a student, the poem wants to pinpoint to us that we should try to go out of our shells. Make the world know who you really are and try to show to the people what you’ve got and what are the things you can do to make your life successful and prosperous.
Poet: Dominador Ibarra Ilio
Something about the poet:
Dominador Ibarra Ilio was born on November 5, 1913, in Malinao, Aklan. He used a number of pen names, including Isaias Topacio Domingo, Basilio, Crisostomo de la Cruz, and J.D. Ibarra. He is a product of the University of the Philippines where he finished his civil and geodetic engineering degrees, and the University of Iowa where he received an M.S. in hydraulics on a U.P. fellowship. He also studied groundwater development at the University of Minnesota. He wrote as a diversion in college and published his works in many metropolitan magazines. He was elected member of the U.P. Writers Club and became literary editor of the Philippine Collegian. He was also dean of engineering of the Laguna College in San Pablo City.
A poet and fiction writer, Ilio attended Paul Engle’s Poetry Workshop in Iowa and received citations at the UP Golden Jubilee Literary Contest and Republic Anniversary Poetry Contest. In addition to becoming editor of The Vigil of Freedom magazine, he was a widely anthologized poet, with such poems as “The Vigil of Freedom” and “Icarus in Catechism Class” appearing in various publications. His works include The Diplomat and Other Poems (1955) , Collected Poems of Dominador I. Ilio (1989) and Guerilla Memoirs, which won honorable mention in the U.P. Golden Jubilee Contest.
Critical analysis of poem:
A. 6 Facets
Facet 1 - EXPLANATION
1. Why does the character in the poem thought of escaping?
2. Where is the speaker in the poem? Why do you know that the speaker is in that place?
Facet 2 - INTERPRETATION
1. What is mean by labyrinth in the poem?
2. How does the poem affect you?
Facet 3 - APPLICATION
1. How should our thinking and action be modified to meet the demands of situations in life?
2. How and when can we use our knowledge and abilities effectively in situations in this worry- world?
Facet 4 - PERSPECTIVE
1. What does the author trying to reveal from the situation of the speaker in the poem?
2. How is the poem’s story similar to your own experiences?
Facet 5 - EMPATHY
1. How would you feel if you are put in a dark labyrinth?
2. What was the author trying to make us feel and see?
Facet 6 - SELF-KNOWLEDGE
1. What are my blind spots that I must uncover?
2. How can I overcome my fears in life?
B. Vocabulary words
Literal:
1. beatitudes – In Christianity, the 'Beatitudes (Latin for "Blessings") are a set of eight blessings contained in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Four beatitudes also appear in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, where they are contrasted with four woes.
2. pastels – A picture or sketch drawn with this type of crayon.
3. taper – (noun) - a slender candle; a feeble light.
- a long waxed wick used especially for lighting candles, lamps, pipes, or fires
4. labyrinth – (noun) - An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
- was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer Daedalus for King Minos of Crete at Knossos.
5. twitter – To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.
6. pulpit – An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service.
7. glibly – (adverb) - with superficial plausibility.
-- done in a smooth, offhand fashion.
8. halos – A luminous ring or disk of light surrounding the heads or bodies of sacred figures, such as saints, in religious paintings; a nimbus.
9. chanting- (verb) - is a commonly used spiritual practice. Like prayer, chant may be a component of either personal or group practice. Diverse spiritual traditions consider chant a route to spiritual development.
10. exultation- (noun) - a feeling of extreme joy; the utterance of sounds expressing great joy.
11. stunning- (adjective) - Causing or capable of causing emotional shock or loss of consciousness.
Symbolic:
1. black birds – not serious persons or priests who do not follow what they are preaching.
2. walled-in wilderness – bad actions they possess inside a solemn place.
C. Critical analysis (Essay)
The poem entitled Icarus in Catechism Class by Dominador I. Ilio was based from the story “Myth of Icarus” wherein Icarus is the son of Daedalus who attempted to escape prison at the hands of King Minos. Similar with the story, the poem also describes the situations of the speaker and his father. It talks about Icarus’s father that is making a wax feather for them to use in escaping the dark labyrinth. They were imprisoned and trapped in the wilderness where they can hear birds singing.
The poem is trying to reveal the feeling of the speaker about the world he is within. I think he is a prisoner of his own self. The speaker is lonely in his own surrounding. He wants to escape to his own wilderment. He was trying to have his own freedom to do the things he wants. As a student, the poem wants to pinpoint to us that we should try to go out of our shells. Make the world know who you really are and try to show to the people what you’ve got and what are the things you can do to make your life successful and prosperous.