English Flashcards
Is the archipelago group that lies south of the Philippines
Island southeast
The early literature of Indonesian had a clearly
Religious function
The blank _____ or _____ were used during critical periods in the life of the people:
Songs or exorcisms
I’m form, they perhaps remind us of the _____
Biblical psalms.
Naturally, many of the songs were ________, for the priest-singer had much freedom with his religious songs.
Improvised
Animal stories show the influence of the five best Indian fables known collectively as the
Panchatantra
One of the earliest references to indonesia is found in the
Ramayana
The great Indian epic of the first century A.D, which mentions
Javadvipa and savaranadvipa
The _____ and the _____ have virtually influenced the development of these fine arts, furnishing subject matter for them
Ramayana and the mahabharata
The _______ stories, particularly the legends about god Krishna, and shadow plays based on Javanese versions
Mahabharata
Malay literature in Indonesia consisted chiefly of
Novels and poetry of traditional form
The best known of the ancient poems were in the form of the _______, which consists of ______ written in a _______, the first rhyming with the third and the second with the fourth.
They were learned by ________
Pantum,
Four lines
In a romantic vein,
Learned by heart
The most important in quantity are the literatures in
Javanese and malay
Malay and bahasa Indonesian poets _________, __________, and __________ still strongly traditional in style and choice of forms, we’re influenced by the westerners, in particular by the Dutch
Muhammad yamin, Rustan effendi, and Sanusi Pani.
______ and _____, can be both subtle and complex
Moelijono and chairil anwar.
