Assignment
Analyze the meaning of the poem entitled: "Day On the Farm" by Luis G. Dato. Kilates then answer the following questions briefly but substantially.
Day On The Farm By: Luis G. Dato
I've found you fruits of sweetest taste and found you
Bunches of Duhat growing by the hill,
I've bound your arms and hair with vine and bound you
With rare wildflowers but you are crying still.
I've brought you all the forest ferns and brought you
Wrapped in green leaves cicadas singing sweet,
I've caught you in my arms an hour and taught you
Love's secret where the mountain spirits meet.
Your smiles have died and there is no replying
To all endearment and my gifts are vain;
Come with me, love, you are too old for crying,
The church bells ring and I hear drops of rain.
Questions for a "Day on the Farm" by Luis G. Dato:
A. The speaker or the persona is known as the one who talks in the poem. Who is the speaker in the poem?
B. The addressee is known as the one for whom the message of the poem is written. Who is the addressee in the poem?
C. What are the gifts brought and given by the speaker to the addressee? What do you think is the attitude of the addressee of the poem towards these gifts?
D. In Line 10, the speaker expressed that his gifts are vain ("...my gifts are vain"). Do you agree with it? Explain your answer.
E. What do you think the speaker feels about his efforts? What would you feel if you were in that situation?
F. If you were the addressee who was offered and given the gifts mentioned by the speaker/ persona, would you be glad to accept them? Why? Why not? Share your thoughts.
G. What kind of culture does the poem reveal? What are your thoughts about it? Write it on the lines below.
H. What realizations or insights did you gain after reading the poem?