3. Literary Forms in Philippine History Flashcards
The average Filipino’s unfamiliarity with his
indigenous literature was largely due to what
has been impressed upon him: that his country
was “discovered” and, hence, Philippine “history”
started only in
1521
set against a bulk of material about early Filipinos as recorded by Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and other chroniclers of the past.
Pre-Colonial Times
Pre-colonial inhabitants of our islands showcase a rich past through their _____________ that affirm our ties with our Southeast Asian neighbors
folk speeches, folk songs, folk narratives and indigenous rituals and mimetic dances
Literary Forms During The Pre-Colonial Times
Myth
Heroic Narratives or Epic
Etiological Legends
Folk Tales
a traditional story in prose concerning details of gods and demigods and the creation of the world and its inhabitants
Myth
folk epics that narrate the adventures of tribal heroes which embody in themselves the ideals and values of the group
Heroic Narratives or Epic
legends that explain how things came to be, why things are they are. (ex. Ang Alamat ng Pinya, etc.)
Etiological Legends
a folktale using animals
Animal Tale
verses set into music
Folk songs
oral literature
Folk speech
bugtong
riddle
popular short sayings
proverb
komedya, the sinakulo, the sarswela, the playlets and the drama
Spanish Occupation
Literature in this period of Spanish Occupation may be classified as
Religious prose or poetry and secular prose or poetry
Literary Forms Poetry (Spanish Occupation)
Ladino Poems
Metrical Romances
poems written by Ladinos (natives, first Tagalog versifiers who saw print; highly literate in both Spanish and the vernacular)
Ladino Poems
Metrical Romances
each line with 8 syllables (ex. Ibong Adarna)
Corridos