lesson 1 Flashcards
literature comes from what latin word?
littera
This latin word means writing formed with letters
littera
which definition defines literature as a body of writing belonging to a given language or people?
Britannica
which definition defines literature as written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting artistic value?
Cambridge Dictionary
Belonging to or characteristic of a particular region or location
Geographic
Language form or language use
Linguistic
Pertains to a characteristic of a group of people sharing a common culture, religion, language, or the likes
Ethnic
This existed before the Spanish occupation in the 1500s.
Pre-colonial period
It is oral in nature and is full of lessons and ideas about life, its blessings, and its consequences.
Pre-colonial period
It contains ideas from birth to the grave.
pre-colonial period
a literature that is spoken, a literature that is passed on from one generation to another through storytelling or singing
oral literature
a song that originates in traditional popular culture or that is written in such a style.
folk songs
These are sung to put babies to sleep
Hele
These are sung during drinking sessions.
tagay
These are used by young men to capture the heart of the girl that they love.
harana
These are the lamentations that contain the roll of good deeds that the dead has usually done to immortalize his or her good image.
songs of death
These are the songs or chants that are usually given during exorcisms and thanksgiving during good harvest.
religious songs
a story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth.
folk tales
Types of folk tales
Myths, Legends, Fables, Epics
Natural and strange occurrences of
the earth
myths
The natives understood mysteries around them
legends
Brief stories that cater children of the native
fables
These contain encounters of fighters, stereotypical princes, or heroes that save a damsel in distress.
epics
These are statements that contain superficial words, but they function figuratively and as metaphors, and are in the form of questions.
bugtong
These are the statements that are considered as wise. These are usually given by parents or elders of the community. There is the belief that experience is the best teacher.
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