1.0 Introduction Literature is life-it represents human experience in various forms such as sensation, feelings, moods, attitudes, thoughts and events in interrelated series through specifc vehicles or artistic structure (Tan, 1995). Tis study aims to identify the poetic vision of the selected plays of Alberto Florentino through Mimeses in terms of characterization and setting; and Semiotics on signifer-signifed relationship (symbolisms). Mr. Florentino, is an author and a playwright of fame. His works usually tackles with everyday scenarios of a commoner’s life which depict the struggles of most Filipinos. Florentino is one of the Ten Outstanding Young Man awardees for literature. He was among the honorees in a tribute to the living legends of Philippine Teater. Among the famed plays of Florentino is “Te World is an Apple” which deals with the commoner’s life or an ordinary Filipino citizen. Tis play won him a Palanca Award, at age 23, while studying accountancy in the University of the East. He has written several plays and won awards, like “Cadaver”, “OliImpan”, “Te Dancers” and “Cavort with Angels”. Literature can be studied in several ways, Ang (2009) continued, it could be for its thematic value, for richness of its plot or for comparison. In reading literary text understanding is important in order to appreciate it. In understanding a text there is a subsequent step to apply so that a reader can get the meaningful learning out from the text read. Te true beauty of a literary piece is seen in the interpretation- this can be made available in the class through diferentiated activities which allow learners to be proactive in learning literary works. Te literary piece can be used geared toward the learning style of the child. Te use of a variety of tasks such as; poetry interpretation, verse choir, reading aloud, pantomime and the like can be a very good eforts in the development of the analysis and appreciation of literary text. In the development of language skills and use, and the development of critical thinking- the activities such as literary analysis, book review or movie review of their most favorite movie, or literary criticism or research paper are good avenues to further the critical thinking skills of the learners. On the other hand, the plays of Alberto Florentino are very useful literary genres for the study of Philippine Literature. In the context of K-12, the Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum specifes the use of literary works of the Philippines for the students. In contextualization and localization issues, the utilization of Filipino text and works help the learners understand appreciate his own beginning and preserve his own cultural heritage. Tis study addressed the gap of knowledge in the context of literary analysis for appreciation of cultural heritage and preservation of one’s identity through a lens not seen in the past studies read. Te point of interest of this paper has not been delved by other researchers; hence, the apt of the researcher to take part. 2.0 Research Methodology Tis paper uses qualitative research design in a form of content analysis. Content analysis is a research tool used to determine the presence of certain words or concepts within texts or sets of texts. It deals to quantify and analyze the presence, meanings and relationships of such words and concepts, then make inferences about the messages within the texts, the writer(s), the audience, and even the culture and time of which these are a part (Carney, 2014). Texts can be defned broadly as books, book chapters, essays, interviews, discussions, newspaper Poetic Vision in Alberto Florentino’s Select Plays SDSSU Multidisciplinary Research Journal (SDSSU MRJ), Vol 4, 2016 ISSN: 2244-6990 (Print) 2408-3577 (Online) Abstract Literature is life-it represents human experience, values and culture. It also mirrors humanity, events and history. It is one of the seven art disciplines which bring happiness to every soul, hence; it is fascinating to take a glimpse on its beauty as a work of art. Tis paper aims to identify the poetic vision of the selected plays of Alberto S. Florentino through Mimeses in terms of characterization and setting; and Semiotics on signifer-signifed relationship (symbolisms). Te qualitative content analysis is used in this paper and the analysis focuses on the fve award winning pieces namely. “Te World is an Apple”, “Cadaver”, “Te Dancers”, “Cavort with Angels” and “OliImpan”. Results reveal that these plays refect the social ills as gleaned from their characterization, setting, signifer- signifed relationship and poetic vision. Te following are hereby recommended: (1.) Te inherent features of a literary work such as; characters, settings and symbolisms of any literary genres such as; poetry, short story and essay be analyzed as to their poetic vision; (2.) Analysis of social themes and symbols may be used for inclusion in the course syllabus, curriculum design and instructional materials development for literature classes. Keywords: Alberto S. Florentino, literature, mimeses, plays, poetic vision, signifer-signifed 1 Mardie E. Bucjan 1 Surigao del Sur State University - Tandag Campus, Philippines Corresponding Author: mardie_bucjan@yahoo.com.ph 46