Writing and Poem of Rizal

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Across
  1. 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.
  2. 4. this poem praises Columbus, the discoverer of America.
  3. 5. this is a legend in verse of the tragic life of Columbus.
  4. 9. a brief religious ode which expressed his devotion to Catholicism.
  5. 10. it was commended by the critics as one of the best of his literary creations.
  6. 13. the poem was believed to be the national hero’s first written tagalog poem at the age of eight.
  7. 14. It is a poignant poem of farewell to his classmates, written just before he graduated from the Ateneo Muncipal de Manila.
  8. 15. this poem is in reponse to the request of his friends form Lipa, Batangas
Down
  1. 1. his delight in the receiving the news led him in writing this poem.
  2. 3. most likely, was the first poem Jose Rizal wrote during his schooling stint in Ateneo.
  3. 6. the above undated poem was another religious writing Jose Rizal wrote in praise of the Our Lady of Peace and Good
  4. 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.
  5. 8. the inspiring poem aimed to implore the Filipinos to rise from
  6. 11. the poem was written to express his love and the place where he grew up.
  7. 12. this poem was written by the Philippine National Hero in 1875 during his schooling in the Ateneo de Municipal.