21st Century Flashcards
It exist before the Spanish occupation in 1500
Pre Colonial Period
Forms of Literature in Pre Colonial
Oral literature,
Folk songs,
Folk tales
it is a statement that contains /superficial words/ that is usually uttered in a form of
question.
Riddle
A short saying that is widely used to /express an obvious truth./
Proverbs/ Mga salawikain
A part of oral traditions which means they originated in the era before literacy and are passed
Folk tales/Mga Kwentong Bayan
A well-known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events ir to justify
Myth
a traditional story that is popularly regarded as /historical but is not proven to be true/
Legend
uses animals as characters conveying a moral.
Fable
a long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a legendary hero.
Epic
The supreme God of being; creator of man and earth (Christian God)
Bathala
The ill-tempered God of the sea
Amanikable
The Goddess of Labor and good deeds.
Idiyanale
God of good harvest.
Dimangan
[Goddess of fertility] and the most understanding and kind of all the deities.
Lakapati
The God of seasons
Mapulon
Goddess of the moon
Mayari
it revolves around the life and death of Jesus Christ since Christianity
Religious Literature
It is about the passion (journey and suffering) and the death of Jesus Christ.
Pasyon
The re-enactment of the Pasyon.
Senakulo
it usually depicts the battle between the Muslim and the Christians.
Komedya
These are tales of chivalry where a knight saves a princess.
Awit
Is along metrical tale that follows the structure of the poem.
Korido
easy to understand instructional materials that teach Filipinos.
Prose Narratives