FUNCTIONS OF LITERATURE Flashcards
The Filipinos’ love for _______________ as “Lupang Hinirang” (our national anthem), “Bayan Ko”, “The Song of Maria Clara”, “Pilipinas Kong Mahal”, “Ako ay Pilipino” (EDSA), Rizal’s “My Last Farewell”, and a more recent one “Manila”.
country is shown in such songs and poems
The Filipino expresses his love to his beloved in his ____________________________ (Carbonels’ “Beyond Forgetting” for example), letters, etc.
sentimental kundiman and haranas together with endearing love poems
He manifests his anger and resentment, displeasure, and disgust in his literature of _________: “Ang Amain Namin” and “Aba Ginoong Barya” by M.H. del Pilar (poetry) the “Noli Me Tangere” and “El Filibusterismo” by Jose P. Rizal (novels), “Rice and Bullets” by H. Ocampo (short story), “The Visitation of the Gods” by Gilda Cordero Fernando (short story), “Ibong Mandaragit” by Amado Hernandez (novel), “The Mis-education of the Filipino” by Renato Constantino (essay) and many, many more.
protest
His humorous inclinations are found in some of his naughty___________________, in the short stories of Carlos Bulosan (The Sotry of a Letter, the Court Trial) and Pedroches’ ‘Amor Seco’ (short story) and many others like Severino Reyes’ zarzuela “Walang Sugat”, and Reli German’s book “Eraptions” –a compilation of ex-president Estrada’s very funny way of murdering the English language.
riddles, proverbs, and salawikain
In our country, momentous events have been recorded by writers, artists, and communicators alike. This writer will city only a few of them. EDSA I is preserved in a _______________
documentary
Read Nick Joaquin’s _______________________, and be updated with a few superstitious beliefs of the Filipinos, plus the traditions of our forefathers that have pervaded our lives even today.
“May Day Eve” (short story) or his “Guardia de Honor” (short story)
Read F. Sionil Jose’s novel ____________, and you will realize the sham of Philippine High Society, which somehow persists up to the present.
The Pretenders
Outside the Philippines, we cite ______________ an epic from Hindu India which tells of the loves and lusts, woes and wards of gods and men, maidens and monkeys, and which continue to enchant the folk of lands across South and Southeast Asia. As a matter of fact, this ancient epic remains a living part of popular culture in Southeast Asia. (“The Ramayana”, The Asia Magazine, July 24, 1996, pp.14-19).
THE RAMAYANA,
Among the Arts, ________ (and the song) has the most pronounced role in showcasing national identity; although fashion may also vie for the role.
music
Our “____________” (“Land of the Monrning” before) is unmistakably Filipino, just as the Star Spangled Banner is definitely American. And what about “Ako ay Pilipino” and “America”? “Manila” and “New York, New York”?)
Lupang Hinirang
In an International Night for beauty contests or even in the Parade of Nations in our Olympic Games opening ceremony where contestants are asked to wear their national costumes/dresses, the national identity of each participant is really apparent by the apparel worn. A lady in ________ is Japanese; one in __________ is Chinese; another in a _______ is Hindu/Indian; one garbed in “_____________” is Indonesian; and a lady in a “_______” with butterfly sleeves is, of course a Filipino. TV scripts bear these out.
kimono
Cheongsam
sari
batik and Sarong
terno
When it comes to literary outputs of a nation, _________, no matter where it is staged, bears the stamp of a Japanese play; and no matter where a “zarzuela” is presented, it bears the badge of a Filipino.
KABOUKI
The _________, too is uniquely Japanese poetry; just as the ___________ is definitely Filipino.
HAIKU
BALAGTASAN
When is National Heroes’ Day celebrated?
August 28
