Literature Flashcards
It reflects man’s thoughts, feelings, dreams, aspirations, hopes, and even fears.
Literature
It is a form of art, both written and oral which can be fictional or nonfictional in its nature.
Literature
is described as literature of emerging genres.
21st century literature
literature were transmitted through the word of mouth, either sung, recited, or chanted.
▪ If there were pieces not verbally
▪ Literary pieces during this periods were
myths, legends, epic, proverbs, riddles …
Pre-colonial period
Pre-colonial era literature
Proverbs
Riddles
Cradle Songs
Folk Songs
War Songs (Kumintang) Wedding Songs (Ihiman) Folk Narratives Myths
Legends
Epic
▪ There was a shift to religious, social, and cultural influences in literary texts.
▪ Literature became more popular as printing press was put up.
▪ Filipinos were formally introduced to an educational system.
▪ Literary pieces during this period were novenas,
prayer books, doctrines, zarzuela, moro-moro …
▪ Filipinos started to air their grievances against
the colonizers which were manifested in their writing
Colonial period
Spanish era
Religious
Secular
Folk Songs
Heroic Poems Corrido
Dramas
(Duplo, Karagatan, Cenaculo,
Zarzuela, Moro-Moro)
American era
Short Stories Magazines
Novels
Sarswela
News Reports
Poetry
Essay
Music (folk, R&B, Rock &Roll)
Japanese era
Poetry Plays
▪ The lasting impact of imperialism and colonialism had been the utmost concern of this period.
▪ Literary works of Filipino authors started to be recognized.
▪ More Filipino writers continued to write more
fluently and creatively.
▪ Social
inequalities, justice system have been prevalent topics in literary pieces.
Post colonial period
Also known as
CONTEMPORARY
literature that reflects TECHNOLOGICAL
culture.
Post colonial period
Republic era
Newspapers Books Novels
After edsa era
Theater Play Films Radio Television
corresponds to the
physical structure of the text
Form
corresponds to the
content, concept, and style of the text
Genre
can be in a form of FICTION and NON FICTION .
✓ the language is straightforward without much decoration
✓ ideas are contained in sentences that are arranged into paragraphs
Prose
refers to writing which is product of
imagination and creativity
examples: short story, myth, fable, legends
Fiction
refers to writing which interprets facts and
presents judgment & opinions.
examples: news reports, journals, essays, biographies
Non fiction
derived from the Greek word poiema which means something made or fashioned in words.
Poem
the language of —— tends to be more creative and expressive
✓ ideas are contained in lines that are arranged into stanzas
Poetry
Poetic terms
Speaker/persona
Tone
Mood
Stanza
Rhyme Scheme
Meter
the character who speaks or narrates the text
One should not assume that the poet is the speaker because the poet may be writing from a perspectively entirely different from his own
Speaker/persona
attitude of the WRITER towards the subject/text.
You can fin it out through the words & how it is put together in the text
Tone
the overall feeling/atmosphere of the text that it conveys to the READERS.
Through literary language, the reader may feel wahtever mood the writing evokes
Mood
the building block of a poem that ic composed of lines
Stanza
pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem
can change line by line or stanza by stanza
identify by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines with the same letters rhyme with each other
Rhyme scheme
refers to the rhythmic structure of a line
identify by counting the number of syllables and the emphasis on those syllables
Meter
Forms of poetry
Lyric
Narrative
Dramatic
expresses vivid thoughts, observation, and feeling. It has musical quality and rhythm.
Lyric
tells a story. It has the elements of a story, usch as characters, setting, plot.
Narrative
uses technique of a drama where the lines are spoken by one person addressing these lines to a silent listener
Dramatic
Type of poetry
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
Tanaga
Acrostic
Epic
14 lines one stanza poem wuth rhyme scheme depending on the style
- usually about LOVE
Sonnet
5 lines one stanza poem with AABBA rhyme scheme
- 1, 2, 5 lines with 7-10 syllables - 3, 4 lines with 5-7 syllables
Limerick
- 3 lines one stanza poem from Japan with 5-7-5 syllables
Haiku
- an indigineous Filipino poem
- 4 line one stanza poem with AABB or AAAA rhyme scheme with 7 syllables per line
Tanaga
a poem in which every letter in the word is used to spell out the message
Acrostic
a lenghtly narrative poem about heroism
Epic
is the
modern counterpart of
BALAGTASAN, a verbal joust
named after 18th century literary writer Francisco Balagtas, the author of Florante and Laura.
Spoken poetry
Designed to be performed on stage ✓ in a form of tragedy, comedy,
melodrama, and farce
✓ From the Greek word “DRAN” which means “to do” or “to perform”
✓ The elements in a short story/fiction are LIKEWISE, the same elements found in drama; however there are elements which are exclusively used in a drama. These are: monologue, staging, stage directions
Drama
dealing with a serious or somber theme typically that of a main character is flawed by a single weakness which leads to his destruction or downfall
Tragedy
light and humorous which has a cheerful ending
Comedy
intended to make audience laugh like comedy; it is crammed full of slapstick and extravagant dialogue & rapid exaggereted actions.
Farce
It shows a main character facing a problem leading to his downfall only to be saved by the hero who arrives just in time & save the character
Melodrama
Early forms of Philippine DRAMA during the Spanish colonial times
Moro-moro
Senakulo
Duplo
a verbal joust named after 18th century
literary writer Francisco Balagtas, the author of Florante and Laura.
Balagtasan
