Fatima, The War Nurse

1. 1. Theme -the poem is all concerned with surviving on the battlefield, fighters are intended to be fought for their tribe and survive the war. - When the art of medicine is adored, it is accompanied by a passion for humanity

   2. Connection
      - If someone is putting their hand on you, don't be hesitant to intervene before something goes bad. Helping people achieve their smiles is pleasurable; it will restore your faith in humanity and motivate you and your life to continue helping people especially animals. You know life isn't always as simple as we assume, so cherish the good times while maintaining humanity and respect.

   3. Re-tittle
      - The pink veiled nurse 

   4. Author’s Purpose
      - The writer expresses his feeling through writing. And with that, his words drove the poem Fatima, the War Nurse to open our minds about the unimaginable continuous battle of Muslims in Mindanao and how veiled nurses felt when doing their job. The author also uses metaphors throughout the poem to immerse the reader in the sensation of being a veiled military nurse.

   5. Media’s Influence
      -Yes, the poem itself has the potential to impact young people and adults to broaden their perspectives on the Philippines' cultures and beliefs. It teaches young people and adults about how veiled nurses deal with the consequences of their work as war nurses, and with that, it encourages individuals or readers to embark their knowledge with that particular place and events.

   6. Favorite line
      -” She gave a slight smile behind her surgical mask” and “Pink, sequined veil covers her head. “The color relaxes The patient,” she remembers.”

   7. Figurative language
      -"But when the forest hushes from the gunfire and grenades, She hears howls of pain, TABANG! TABANG KAMO!" The use of the phrase 'tabang,' which in the vernacular means 'asking for aid, in this line highlighted the anguish and the sacrifices made by each warrior. The author uses his intelligence in writing to make the reader visualize what really is happening in the storyline.

   8. Symbolism

      
      
      
      - I make a heart aid cause it is what I see when reading the poem since Fatima is the hope of soldiers and also a nurse in their camp. Veils were also a symbolism in the poem, It is a sign of liberty or freedom from males pestering Moro. Since nurses in camps must wear veils to protect themselves since they treat troops who are males. However, it isn't only a veil to shield oneself in the storyline, especially when she wears it in pink. Pink is a hue that represents care, compassion, and love for one another, and it helps patients relax since they know the person wearing it is mending them.

   9. Lines
      -"In her clinic in the camp, she whispers Her prayers, hoping no one had been hurt." because the author emphasizes the nurses' concern for their personal faith in God, as well as the way veiled ladies pray for their soldiers' protection.

   10. Stanza
       - “But when the forest hushes from gunfire and grenades,

   She hears howls of pain, Tabang! Tabang kamo!
   Her instruments were all set, laid on the bamboo table – scissors,

   Syringe, and bandages – waiting for the wounded.”

   11. Rhyme
       -” The way her mother had sewn her pink abaya.

   Curious eyes peeking, vision passing through amakan walls.”

   “Pink, sequined veil covers her head. “The color relaxes

   The patient,” she remembers.”

   -The author employs rhymes here in order for the readers to emphasize the meanings of the words used in the poem.

   12. Quatrain
       - “Repelled her, refused her care, for she was wearing a veil.

   She had not removed her tondong.

   She had turned to another patient, since then.

   She gave a slight smile behind her surgical mask”

   -In this line the veiled nurse was rejected by a patient, it's because of her wearing a veil. even though she receives discrimination for her wearing a veil on her job, she still manages her pride and used to smile and give hope to other patients.

   
   

   13. Rhythm
       -A bloodied brother in front of her came with a headwound.
       -Scalp grinning, slit by a bullet.

   14. Mood
       -the whole poem was so tragic. the mood that this poem brings to some readers that made them sad, scared, and inspired. It's already dark, as you can read from the second stanza, I can instantly imagine the events as I read that line. The people's howl, scream, and their pitiful voices begging and calling for help. but even how dark the story was, it also inspires readers. Fatima not only gives hope to the soldiers but also her ferocity and courage in her work. she is brave and hope for warriors.

   15. Tone
       -Because of the sorrow that the victims endured as a result of the conflict, many individuals lost their loved ones, as a result of a mournful tone of the poem. They describe the misery they've experienced on the battlefield as "eternal damnation," and they want to get away from it.

    

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