God said i made a man

Jose Garcia Villa

• aka : Doveglion b. SingalongBirth date : August 5, 1908

• On 12 June 1973, Villa was named National Artist in Literature

Jose Garcia Villa

- made a selection of the best Philippine short stories in English as published in various periodicals in the country.

- introduced his poetic innovations: the comma poems and reversed consonance

God Said, “I Made a Man”

Jose Garcia Villa

God said, “I made a manOut of clay –

But so bright he, he spunHimself to brightest Day

Till he was all shining gold,And oh,

He was handsome to behold! But in his hands held he

a bow

Aimed at me who createdHim. And I said,

‘Wouldst murder me‘Who am thy Fountainhead’

Then spoke he the man of gold:‘I will not

Murder thee! I do butMeasure thee. Hold

Thy peace!’ And this I did,But I was curious

Of this so regal head.‘Give thy name!’ –Sir! Genius’”

Figure of Speech:Hyperbole – how man find his supreme knowledge

Point of View: 1st person and 3rd person

Meter:free verse

Tone:message of God – man

relationship