Read Mira's poem. "The rain taps the tin roof of our house in Bacolod. / I miss my lola's voice most on nights like these." Which form is this poem?

Read this poem. "Ramon rowed out at dawn. / A storm turned his banca twice. / By noon he dragged the net home, / empty, and told no one why." Which form is this poem?

Read this poem. "Sit down, Kapitan. Yes, I signed the papers. / Do not look at me that way. / You would have done the same for your children." Which form is this poem?

Which form of poetry is closest to a short story in what it does with events?

Read this poem. "Aling Rosa waited three years for word from Jeddah. / The letter came in May. / She read it twice by the window, / then folded it into her apron." Which feature keeps this poem from being lyric?

Read this poem. "Come closer, Tiya. I did take the money from the drawer. / No, do not call Papa yet. / Let me say the rest of it first." Which feature keeps this poem from being narrative?

Read this poem. "The jeepney lights blur in the rain. / I think of the year you left, / and the sound of your slippers on our stairs." Which missing feature keeps this poem from being dramatic?

A poem about a fisherman runs through five stanzas, and each stanza covers a different day at sea. What does this handling of events show?

Francisco Balagtas's Florante at Laura follows two lovers through captivity, battle and rescue. Which form is it?

Jose Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios is one voice saying farewell to his country on the eve of his death. Which form is it?

In a balagtasan, two poets argue in verse before an audience, each staying in character. Which form does a balagtasan belong to?

Which form can be complete without any plot at all?

Read this poem. "Answer me, Berto. You were at the pier when the boat left. / Do not shake your head. / Everyone in the barangay saw you there." Which form is this poem?

A narrative poem usually covers a wider scope of events than a single lyric poem does.

How is a long narrative poem most like a novel?

Read this poem. "Chalk dust floats in the classroom light. / I am fourteen and the whole afternoon / feels too small to hold what I want." Which form is this poem?

In a poem, a mother speaks every line to her son at his hospital bed, and he never replies. Which form is this poem?

Read this poem. "The flood took the Bicol road on Tuesday. / By Thursday, Nanding had carried his goats uphill twice / and rebuilt the fence with rope." Which form is this poem?

Read this poem. "Stay where you are, Tatay. I will not sign it. / You raised me to read a contract twice. / Now watch me do it." Which feature keeps this poem from being lyric?

Read this poem. "Lito left the province in June. / He found work, lost it, and found it again. / In December he came home with a box of pastries." Which missing feature keeps this poem from being dramatic?