Angono National High School

Angono, Rizal
Senior High School Department

A Close Analysis and Critical

Interpretation of Literary

In Partial fulfillment of the

requirements in 21 ST Century
Literature from the Philippines and the world

Submitted By:
Rein Crystal G. Crisostomo
G12 COOKERY-A

Submitted To:
Mrs. Andrea Trinidad
 IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP
BY: LATIFF MOHIDIN

LATIFF MOHIDIN
LATIFF, AS HE IS POPULARLY KNOWS TO SERIOUS ART COLLECTORS,
WAS A CHILD PRODIGY AND HAS BECOME AN ARTIST VIRTUOSO OF EPIC
REPUTATION. HE WAS BORN IN LENGGENG, NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA
AND RECEIVED HIS FORMAL PRIMARY EDUCATION AT KOTA RAJA MALAY
SCHOOL IN SINGAPORE. HIS TALENT IN PAINTING LATER GRANTED HIM
THE DEUTSCHER AKADEMISCHER AUSTRAUSCHDIENST (DAAD)
SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY AT THE ACADEMY OF ARTS IN BERLIN FROM 1960
TO 1964.

LATIFF MIHIDIN HAS BEEN KNOWN BY MANY NAMES. WHEN YOUNG

HE WAS HAILED AS THE “ BOY WONDER” AND THE MAGICAL BOY WITH THE
GIFT IN HIS HANDS “ , FOR HIS UNMISSABLE PRODIGOUS TALENT.

AN ACCOMPLISHED POET AND WRITTER, LATIFF ALSO PRODUCED

SEVERAL ANTHOLOGIES, INCLUDING SUNGAI MEONG (1971), KEMBRA
MALAM (1974), SERPIHAN DARI PENDALAMAN (1979).PESISIR WAKTU
(1981) AND SAJAK-SAJAK DINIHARI (1996).
 IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP
Latiff Mohidin

At dawn they returned home

their soaky clothes torn

and approached the stove

their limbs marked by scratches

their legs full of wounds

but on their brows

there was not a sign of despair

The whole day and night just passed

they had to brave the horrendous flood

in the water all the time

between bloated carcasses

and tiny chips of tree barks

desperately looking for their son’s

albino buffalo that was never found

They were born amidst hardship

and grew up without a sigh or a compliant

now they are in the kitchen, making

jokes while rolling their ciggarete leaves

 LITERARY ANALYSIS

A. LITERAL COMPREHENSION

Persona:
This poem is about a family who faces hardship whereby their son’s albino
buffalo is nowhere to be found. A flood occurs and they go out to find the
buffalo. They reach home early in the morning without the buffalo and yet
there is no sign of despair in them. Meanwhile, they can still crack jokes and
roll the cigarettes.

B. INTERPRETATION

C. EVALUATION
This poem is Easy to understand because the author used familiar word to the
readers. There are a lot of literary devices used in thgis poem like imagery and
alliteration .. imagery because the author use words that can create mental
picture to the readers like “soaky clothes torn” the sense of though and sight
“carcasese” sense of smell andsight .. alliteration because there is repetition of
consonant sound of the beginning of words such as “ but on their brows and
“between bloated carcases”

D. APPLICATION
E. APPRECIATION
 THE SADNESS COLLECTOR
by: MERLINDA BOBIS

MERLINDA BOBIS
Merlinda was born on 25th of November 1959, she is a
contemporary Philippine-Australian writer and academic. Born in
Legazpi City, Philippines province of Albay. Merlinda Bobis attended
Bicol University High School then completed her B.A at Aquinas
University in Legazpi City. She holds post