21st

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English language poet and the most celebrate
playwright of Black African.
-Won the NobelPrize for Literature in 1986

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SOYINKA WOLE

Question 1

-She’s a poet, dancer, singer, activist and scholar.
-She was best known for her unique and pioneering
auto biographicalwriting style.
- Writer of “Still IRise”.

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ANGELOU MAYA

Question 2

-Nigerian novelist and poet, whose first novel is
“Things Fall Apart”.
-He has been co-editor of “Okike” one of Africa’s
most influential literary magazines.

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ACHEBE CHINUA

Question 3

-The most promising French West African
young poet.
-In Paris, joined the negritude literary
movement.
-Diop’s work reflects his hatred of colonial rules
and his hope for an independent Africa.
-He is the writer of the poem “Africa”.

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DIOP DAVID

Question 4

was one ofAfrica’s bloodiest civil conflicts in thepost-independence

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The First Liberian Civil War

Question 5

was a military leader ofLiberia who led the coup de tat in 1980and eventually succeeded to be the headof a de facto government (unofficial or notitle of government)

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Samuel Doe

Question 6

is the former president ofLiberia convicted of war crime. He was aguerilla leader who took over the countryand was responsible for the Liberian civilwar in 1990s.

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Charles Taylor

Question 7

He was born on March 25, 1963
-He received the first prize at the ASEAN Letter Writing Contest for young people.

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Danton Remoto

Question 8

-He is a poet and essayist from Cebu, Philippines.
-He is currently writing a book inspired by the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, which examines photographs and objects

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Lawrence Lacamba Ypil

Question 9

-She is a freelance writer/ playwright, a modern Tsinoy born and raised in Manila.
-Some of her plays have been produced and staged in Manila

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Ann L. Tan

Question 10

-He was born in Singalong, Manila, to prominent parents in 1908.
was suspended from University of the Philippines for publishing his erotic poems “Man Songs” in 1929

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Jose Garcia Villa

Question 11

was born on May 4, 1917 in Paco, Manila.
-He received the honor of National Artist of Literature in 1976.

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Nick Joaquin

Question 12

CHARACTERISTICS OF PH LIT IN SPANISH PERIOD

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religious & secular
patriotic

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Characteristics of Philippine Literature

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word of mouth
. The stories were passed down by word of mouth.
religious & secular
Filipinos practiced worshipping gods and goddesses.

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Categories of Pre-colonial Literature

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Mythological Age
Heroic Age
Folktales

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21st Century Literary Genres

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gender sensitive
-exploring the plurality of culture
-challenging cultural normativities
-digital
-catering all nationalities

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writing technique that writers use to express ideas, convey meaning, and highlight important themes in a piece of text.

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Literary device

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-involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

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SIMILE

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A direct comparison of two similar things

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METAPHOR

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The use of human traits to nonhuman things

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PERSONIFICATION

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The use of tangible things to represent an abstract concept

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SYMBOLISM

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-An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally

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HYPERBOLE

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a story within a story. It has a “surface story” and another story hidden underneath.

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ALLEGORY