"You Ask Me for Verses"

* How must Rizal have felt when asked to write verses for his mother?
* Why was Rizal sad at this particular time?
* What does the poem say that proves Rizal was not always sad?
* In what different ways did he speak of himself in the poem?
* What was the poet's ambition?
* Why did he leave his native land?
* Which stanza best proves that Rizal was very homesick?

These Questions come from the book, A Portable Rizal Reader: Selected Essays & Poems by Maximo P. Fabella

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