Jolography by Paolo Manalo_ Poem Analysis_ Reflection
Dalura Martina C. November 10, 2022
BSed-English 3a
Jolography
By Paolo
Manalo
Poem Analysis
As
defined in the report, Jolography is a response in developing a third-space of
poetic language that fore goes “pure English” & “pure Filipino.” It uses
incomprehensible idiomatic expressions to create allusions at the same time,
makes it entertaining. Though some words are difficult to explain because it is
a combination of English and Tagalog language, but still it helped us develop
our poetic and literary skills. The use of humorous words is also present in
which helped us analyze the way it has been delivered. There is a linguistic
play, breakage of language, creation of hybrid language in Filipino and English
to respond to new Philippine social realities. Also, the sense of creativity
that explores potencies of humor (not just as laughter) but as entries into
national delineations of identities.
The
Jolography of Paolo Manalo implies the modernity of the fashion-style and how
it greatly affects in our lives. There we can sense that, there are bunch of
yo-yos in outdoor crowd that still exist nowadays. Also, in our society, there
are jologs and baduys seen. But still, the fact that it is also a good-thing
since being fashionable was also an art. Being fashionable is sexless. The poem
jolography implied the way people lived as cool and baduy thingy. For example, “Oh, how dead you child
are,” just means “Patay kang bata ka” in Tagalog. A certain child displaying
his sportedness as being spoiled. Beautifulling doesn’t simply generate of
feeling beautiful but also embracing the beauty as how Cubao language was being
spoken and that it could be seen in crossing ibabaw (somewhere a place in
Manila).
It made
me realized that through this poetry, it signifies the importance of the two
languages starting with the Filipino up until English. Every word in line of
the poem has its distinct meaning. Good thing about the poem is that it also
emphasizing and embracing the beauty of the language and giving pride of it
mentioned in the line “beautifulling as we speak in Cubao”. Still, the way
people dressed like being baduy somehow instill the essence of fashion. I can
also sense the amusing and happy life of jologs.
2. Choose one stanza from the poem and write a
reflection about it.
This city
and its heart attacks; one minute faster
Than four
o’clock, and the next
Wave that
stands out in the outdoor crowd
Hanging
with a bunch of yo-yos-
A face
with an inverted cap on, wearing all
Smiles
the smell of foot stuck between the teeth
The stanza of this poem described fashion as an art. Nowadays, there are people wearing like baduy; wearing inverted cap that seemed being proud. Baduy has always endearing its sincerity. There are also yo-yos out there in the crowd. The personal style of a person plays significance of living as it freely expresses ourselves from the choices of an outfit we put on. It simply means of being authentic and not pretending to others.
It seems that in a dance club, people are enjoying. Every beat of the music counts and seems that one minute is faster than four o’clock wave that stands out in the outdoor crowd. Sometimes, if we tend to have fun with we are doing, we aren’t aware of the time. We just realized the time, after we are satisfied. The groove and atmosphere vibrate in our senses as we feel it. Plus, accompanied with other yo-yos.
Though it
seems informal to others, it still shares self-awareness and helped us be
creative in our own little ways. We never lose of style. Filipinos are aware because
it’s the way we dressed and it’s a fashion. Also, in the stanza, in the city
there were lot of people. The city’s atmosphere was always in a mood to enjoy. That’s
why people have fun with other yo-yos and the smiles of the faces can be seen.