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Balaki Ko Day Samtang Gasakay Ta'g Habalhabal

The document summarizes a poem titled "Balaki Ko 'Day Samtang Gasakay Ta'g Habalhabal". The poem depicts a typical habal-habal (motorcycle) ride in the provinces. The driver asks his passenger to recite a poem and cling closer to him so he can feel her heartbeat. This shows his affection and desire for the passenger. The poem has an overall sensual tone, using metaphorical language and figures of speech to describe their interaction as a form of foreplay leading to sex. The lesson is to be careful on habal-habal rides as the driver's imagination could turn sexual.

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Balaki Ko Day Samtang Gasakay Ta'g Habalhabal

The document summarizes a poem titled "Balaki Ko 'Day Samtang Gasakay Ta'g Habalhabal". The poem depicts a typical habal-habal (motorcycle) ride in the provinces. The driver asks his passenger to recite a poem and cling closer to him so he can feel her heartbeat. This shows his affection and desire for the passenger. The poem has an overall sensual tone, using metaphorical language and figures of speech to describe their interaction as a form of foreplay leading to sex. The lesson is to be careful on habal-habal rides as the driver's imagination could turn sexual.

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NAME: Kyla T.

Camandona COURSE: BSCS-1


SUBJECT: M040 Humn 11 Art Appreciation DATE: March 28, 2023

“BALAKI KO ‘DAY SAMTANG GASAKAY TA’G HABALHABAL”


By: Adonis G. Durado

Balaki Ko Day Samtang Gasakay Ta ug Habalhabal portrays a typical scene in the provinces; a
habal-habl ride. The speaker of the poem asks his passenger to recite him a poem while they ride the
motorcycle and to cling on to him closer so he can feel her heartbeat more clearly against his back. His
desire for her to cling to him tightly can be seen as a display of affection and strong desire towards his
passenger.
The poetry also has a sensual tone to it. This sexual tone can be seen all throughout the poem,
which can be understood as a forplay in sex, especially the in the use of metaphorical language from the
14th to the 16th lines, as well as its last six lines, which can be referred to as the ejaculation. “Habl-habal”
id derived from the Cebuano word “habal” which refers to animals copulating. The poem also uses the
figure of speech such as onomatopoeia, simile, personification, and metaphor.
The person who is talking in the poem is the habal-habal driver.
The lesson or values that could get in the poem is that aside from experiencing the beauty of the
poem by enjoying the imagery, symbolism, and figures of speech in the text, we can also pick up a very
important lesson in the poem. That is, to always be careful when riding a habal-habal because the
imaginationsof the driver can go as far as being sexual.

Balaki Ko Day Samtang Gasakay Ta ug Habalhabal portray a typical scene in the provinces: a
habal-habl ride. The speaker of the poem asks his passenger to recite him a poem while they ride
the motorcycle and to cling on to him closer so he can feel her heartbeat more clearly against his
back. His desire for her to cling to him tightly can be seen as a display of affection and strong
desire towards his passenger.

            The poetry also has a sensual tone to it. This sexual tone can be seen all throughout the
poem, which can be understood as a foray into sex, especially in the use of metaphorical
language from the 14th to the 16th lines, as well as its last six lines, which can be referred to as the
ejaculation. "Habl-habal" is derived from the Cebuano word habal," which refers to animals
copulating. The poem also uses figures of speech such as onomatopoeia, simile, personification,
and metaphor.

The person who is talking in the poem is the habal-habal driver.

The lesson or values that we could get from the poem are that, aside from experiencing the
beauty of the poem by enjoying the imagery, symbolism, and figures of speech in the text, we
can also pick up a very important lesson from the poem. That is, to always be careful when
riding a habal-habal because the driver's imagination can go as far as being sexual.

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