Contemporary Period A letter to Pedro the US citizen.

• Contemporary Period


  after world war II to the present.
• Contemporary Period


  vernacular literature and Philippine literature in English flourished during this period.
• Lazaro Francisco (Vernacular)


  wrote a novel, "Maganda Pa Ang Daigdig" which talks about the corruption among young professionals.
• Rogelio Mangahas, Dionisio Salazar, Alejandro Abadilla, and Efren Abueg


  Filipino Vernacular Writers.
• Nick Joaquin, Francisco Arcellana, Ricaredo Demetilla, Amador Daguio, Carlos Angeles, N.V.M Gonzales, and Bienvenido Santos


  English Vernacular Writers.
• English Vernacular Writers


  they showcased their skills in capturing Filipino life and struggles using the language of the colonizers.
• Themes During Contemporary Period


  patriotism, poverty, social realities, war atrocities, protests, and romantic life amidst economic and social unrest.
• Rene Estella Amper


  Writer of Letter to Pedro, U.S Citizen, Also called Pete.
• Rene Estella Amper


  he was born on October 18, 1940 in Boljoon, Cebu. As a physician he has served as head of the Boljoon rural health unit; as a poet, he has participated as an Asia FOundation Writing Fellow at the Siliman U. Summer Writers' Workshop in 1968 and 1969
• Enjambment


  the running of a line or thought into the next line without a strong break or pause.
• Enjambment


  I'm feeling rather sleepy, but i really don't know why. i guess it is the way the day has spun out of control
• Agony


  the hardships of the farmers in producing their crops.
• Bastard


  a foolish person
• The cornfields are full of cries


  the cornfields are devastated
• Whores


  the town has seven prostitutes.
• Feeder road


  a road connecting the barrios to the town proper