1st module Flashcards
observations and philosophy of everyday life that are written usually in a rhyming scheme.
Proverbs
demand an answer and are used to test the wits of those who are listening to them to see who is the smartest.
Riddles
songs that are informal expressions of our ancestors’ experiences in life.
Folksongs
known as myths and legends. Usually used to explain certain events or phenomena.
Tales
long-winded poems about a hero and his adventures and misadventures.
Epics
religious narrative form that usually details the lives of saints or the history of a tradition.
Corrido
Chivalric poem about a hero, usually about a saint.
Awit
Usually sung in the Lenten season. A narrative poem about the life of Jesus Christ.
Pasyon
Dramatization of the passion of christ. Highlights the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ
Cenaculo
blood and thunder melodrama depicting the conflict of Christians and Muslims
Moro-moro
Dramatic reenactment of St. Helena’s search for the Holy Cross
Tibag
native dramas connected to Catholic mourning rituals and harvest celebrations
Duplo o Karagatan
famous forms of entertainment in Spanish era. Comedies or melodramas that shows satirical look at society.
Zarzuela
immediate shift on the focus of literature
Spanish Era
taken from oral literature
Precolonial era
