"My Retreat"

* How did Rizal describe Talisay / Dapitan in this poem to his mother?
* Can you imagine his surroundings based on your reading of the poem?
* Did this poem show any resentment against his Spanish oppressors? What stanza?

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

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The Retreat Rock in Dapitan which tradition assigns as the place of Rizal's Inspiration for his "Retreat"