2. "Ang sariling wikang panlahat ang tagapagpapahayag ng pambansang pagkakilanlan at tagapagbuklod ng lisang lahi."

he suspenses the reader as the poems go on as we see in "the raven"

it can be both; depending on the situation at hand.

explanation:

let's just say i get in to a confrontation with someone, and they say "ur mom", it could be seen as an insult. or depending on the relationship or comfortability with the person it may be seen as a joke. the distinct line is how the chemistry behind the confrontation.