Writing and Poem of Rizal
Across
- 2. this poem relates how King John II of Portugal missed fame and riches by his failure to finance the projected expedition of Columbus to the new world.
- 4. this poem praises Columbus, the discoverer of America.
- 5. this is a legend in verse of the tragic life of Columbus.
- 9. a brief religious ode which expressed his devotion to Catholicism.
- 10. it was commended by the critics as one of the best of his literary creations.
- 13. the poem was believed to be the national hero’s first written tagalog poem at the age of eight.
- 14. It is a poignant poem of farewell to his classmates, written just before he graduated from the Ateneo Muncipal de Manila.
- 15. this poem is in reponse to the request of his friends form Lipa, Batangas
Down
- 1. his delight in the receiving the news led him in writing this poem.
- 3. most likely, was the first poem Jose Rizal wrote during his schooling stint in Ateneo.
- 6. the above undated poem was another religious writing Jose Rizal wrote in praise of the Our Lady of Peace and Good
- 7. this poem recounts the tragic story of a saint However, it appears that the original manuscript of this no longer exists and may have been destroyed in the bombardment of the Second World War.
- 8. the inspiring poem aimed to implore the Filipinos to rise from
- 11. the poem was written to express his love and the place where he grew up.
- 12. this poem was written by the Philippine National Hero in 1875 during his schooling in the Ateneo de Municipal.