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a poet, librettist, and scholar. he introduced to Tagalog literature
bienvenido lumbera
also known as Rio Alma, is a poet, literary historian and critic. He has also redefined how the Filipino poetry
virgilio almario
is a poet, fictionist and essayist . Major works: Summer Suns (1963), Words and Battlefields (1998), The Trilogy of Saint Lazarus (2001), Galaw ng Asoge (2003)
cirilo bautista
F. Sionil Jose is also a publisher, lecturer on cultural issues, and the founder of the Philippine chapter of the international organization PEN.
f sionil jose
is figurative language in the form of a single word or phrase.It can be a special repetition, arrangement or omission of words with literal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words
figure of speech
a comparison is made between two objects of different kinds which have, however, one point in common
simile
is an implied simile. It does not, like the simile, state that one thing is like another or acts as another, but takes that for granted and proceeds as if the two things were one
metaphor
inanimate objects and abstract notions are spoken of as having life and intelligence. Personification occurs when the author or speaker gives human characteristics to non- human objects
personification
is a direct address to the dead, to the absent, or to a personified object or idea. This figure is a special form oF Personification
apostrophe
a statement is made emphatic by overstatement
hyperbole
consists in the description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name.
euphism
a striking opposition or contrast of words or sentiments is made in the same sentence. It is employed to secure emphasis.
antithesis
is a special form of Antithesis, whereby two contradictory qualities are predicted at once of the same thing..
oxymoron
is a brief pointed saying frequently introducing antithetical ideas which excite surprise and arrest attention.
epigram
Irony is a mode of speech in which the real meaning is exactly the opposite of that which is literally conveyed.
irony
In Metonymy (literally, a change of name), an object is designated to be the name of something else which is generally associated with it.
metonomy
In Synecdoche, a part is used to designate the whole or the whole to designate a part.
dynecdoche
an affirmative is conveyed by negation of the opposite, the effect being to suggest a strong expression by means of a weaker. It is the opposite of Hyperbole
litotes
Climax is the arrangement of a series of ideas in the order of increasing importance.
climax
is the opposite of Climax— a sudden descent from higher to lower. It is chiefly used for the purpose of satire or ridicule
anticlimax
Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
onomatopeia
is the name given to the earliest recorded stage of the English language
old english
were a group of Germanic peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country near the North Sea coast of northern Germania, in what is now Germany
saxon
were one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain in the post-Roman period
angle
English Saxons, today referred to in English as Anglo-Saxons, became a single nation bringing together migrant Germanic peoples.
anglo saxons
Few surviving texts with little in common.
Language closer to modern German than modern English.
land of angels
an epic poem, is an example of an Anglo-Saxon hero tale. the earliest literature, the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon, one striking features - the use of alliteration
beowulf
first true king of the Britons
king alfred
tells the story of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf, who gains fame as a young man by vanquishing the monster Grendel and Grendel’s mother
beowulf
The protagonist of the epic, Beowulf is a Geatish hero who fights the monster Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire-breathing dragon
beowulf
The king of the Danes
king hrothgar
A demon descended from Cain, Grendel preys on Hrothgar’s warriors in the king’s mead-hall, Heorot
grendel
An unnamed swamp-hag
grendels mother
An ancient, powerful serpent
dragon
The legendary Danish king
shield sheafson
The father of Hrothgar
halfdane
Hrothgar’s wife
wealhtheow
- A Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf
unferth
primarily in what is known today as Denmark and Sweden
early 6th century scandivania
where King Hrothgar has a splendid mead hall
denmark
the homeland of Beowulf
geatland
courage, good versus evil, loyalty, generosity, reputation, and the heroic code
beowulf theme
Beowulf illustrates three important morals of its time: bravery, honor, and loyalty.
beowulf mora;