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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
GEED 10013
UNIT 4: FAMILY, EDUCATION AND MATRYDOM OF RIZAL
LESSON 6: Exile in Dapitan, Trial, and Execution
Assessment 2:
1. Mi Ultimo Adios was not titled by Jose Rizal. His friend, Mariano Ponce,
gave the title Mi Ultimo Pensamiento while a Fr. Dacanay republished the poem
and gave the title Mi Ultimo Adios which we are all familiar with. Based on the
context, what were the reasons did Rizal not place a title for his last work?
On the night of his execution, Rizal composed his farewell poem on a single
piece of paper, displaying his fervent nationalism and undying devotion to his homeland.
The poem, which has 14 five-line stanzas, was written in Spanish. His family eventually
discovered it concealed inside a little alcohol stove. Rizal has one objective in life, and
that is to see the Pearl of the Orient Sea become liberated from all forms of tyranny and
repopulated by all of its indigenous people. Even when he is no longer here, this poetry
will continue to act as a map and a compass for the journey into the future. However, if it
remained untitled, logic and literary convention required that it be given a title based on
the first line of the poem. Thus, Fr. Dacanay derived the title Mi Ultimo Adios from
Rizal's friend Marciano Ponce's Mi Ultimo Pensamiento.
As he scribbled it in his cell while awaiting execution, it's plausible that he didn't
want the paper to be recognized as his because he didn't sign or date it. Jose Rizal may
not have given his final work a title in order to keep it hidden from the Spaniards or
guards who were looking over him. As a result of his efforts, he wants to disseminate
the messages that we must never give up our struggle for our motherland or let our
guard down, no matter how difficult things may become.
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
GEED 10013
UNIT 4: FAMILY, EDUCATION AND MATRYDOM OF RIZAL
LESSON 6: Exile in Dapitan, Trial, and Execution
Assessment 2:
1. Mi Ultimo Adios was not titled by Jose Rizal. His friend, Mariano Ponce,
gave the title Mi Ultimo Pensamiento while a Fr. Dacanay republished the poem
and gave the title Mi Ultimo Adios which we are all familiar with. Based on the
context, what were the reasons did Rizal not place a title for his last work?
On the night of his execution, Rizal composed his farewell poem on a single
piece of paper, displaying his fervent nationalism and undying devotion to his homeland.
The poem, which has 14 five-line stanzas, was written in Spanish. His family eventually
discovered it concealed inside a little alcohol stove. Rizal has one objective in life, and
that is to see the Pearl of the Orient Sea become liberated from all forms of tyranny and
repopulated by all of its indigenous people. Even when he is no longer here, this poetry
will continue to act as a map and a compass for the journey into the future. However, if it
remained untitled, logic and literary convention required that it be given a title based on
the first line of the poem. Thus, Fr. Dacanay derived the title Mi Ultimo Adios from
Rizal's friend Marciano Ponce's Mi Ultimo Pensamiento.
As he scribbled it in his cell while awaiting execution, it's plausible that he didn't
want the paper to be recognized as his because he didn't sign or date it. Jose Rizal may
not have given his final work a title in order to keep it hidden from the Spaniards or
guards who were looking over him. As a result of his efforts, he wants to disseminate
the messages that we must never give up our struggle for our motherland or let our
guard down, no matter how difficult things may become.
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