Literature

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It reflects man’s thoughts, feelings, dreams, aspirations, hopes, and even fears.

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Literature

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It is a form of art, both written and oral which can be fictional or nonfictional in its nature.

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Literature

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is described as literature of emerging genres.

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21st century literature

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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 …

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Pre-colonial period

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Pre-colonial era literature

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Proverbs
Riddles
Cradle Songs
Folk Songs
War Songs (Kumintang) Wedding Songs (Ihiman) Folk Narratives Myths
Legends
Epic

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▪ 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

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Colonial period

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Spanish era

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Religious
Secular
Folk Songs
Heroic Poems Corrido
Dramas
(Duplo, Karagatan, Cenaculo,
Zarzuela, Moro-Moro)

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American era

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Short Stories Magazines
Novels
Sarswela
News Reports
Poetry
Essay
Music (folk, R&B, Rock &Roll)

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Japanese era

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Poetry Plays

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▪ 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.

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Post colonial period

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Also known as
CONTEMPORARY
literature that reflects TECHNOLOGICAL
culture.

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Post colonial period

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Republic era

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Newspapers Books Novels

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After edsa era

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Theater Play Films Radio Television

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corresponds to the
physical structure of the text

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Form

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corresponds to the
content, concept, and style of the text

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Genre

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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

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Prose

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refers to writing which is product of
imagination and creativity
examples: short story, myth, fable, legends

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Fiction

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refers to writing which interprets facts and
presents judgment & opinions.
examples: news reports, journals, essays, biographies

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Non fiction

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derived from the Greek word poiema which means something made or fashioned in words.

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Poem

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the language of —— tends to be more creative and expressive
✓ ideas are contained in lines that are arranged into stanzas

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Poetry

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Poetic terms

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Speaker/persona
Tone
Mood
Stanza
Rhyme Scheme
Meter

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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

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Speaker/persona

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attitude of the WRITER towards the subject/text.
You can fin it out through the words & how it is put together in the text

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Tone

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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

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Mood

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the building block of a poem that ic composed of lines

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Stanza

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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

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Rhyme scheme

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refers to the rhythmic structure of a line identify by counting the number of syllables and the emphasis on those syllables

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Meter

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Forms of poetry

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Lyric Narrative Dramatic

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expresses vivid thoughts, observation, and feeling. It has musical quality and rhythm.

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Lyric

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tells a story. It has the elements of a story, usch as characters, setting, plot.

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Narrative

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uses technique of a drama where the lines are spoken by one person addressing these lines to a silent listener

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Dramatic

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Type of poetry

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Sonnet Limerick Haiku Tanaga Acrostic Epic

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14 lines one stanza poem wuth rhyme scheme depending on the style - usually about LOVE

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Sonnet

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5 lines one stanza poem with AABBA rhyme scheme - 1, 2, 5 lines with 7-10 syllables - 3, 4 lines with 5-7 syllables

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Limerick

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- 3 lines one stanza poem from Japan with 5-7-5 syllables

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Haiku

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- an indigineous Filipino poem - 4 line one stanza poem with AABB or AAAA rhyme scheme with 7 syllables per line

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Tanaga

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a poem in which every letter in the word is used to spell out the message

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Acrostic

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a lenghtly narrative poem about heroism

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Epic

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is the modern counterpart of BALAGTASAN, a verbal joust named after 18th century literary writer Francisco Balagtas, the author of Florante and Laura.

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Spoken poetry

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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

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Drama

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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

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Tragedy

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light and humorous which has a cheerful ending

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Comedy

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intended to make audience laugh like comedy; it is crammed full of slapstick and extravagant dialogue & rapid exaggereted actions.

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Farce

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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

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Melodrama

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Early forms of Philippine DRAMA during the Spanish colonial times

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Moro-moro Senakulo Duplo

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a verbal joust named after 18th century literary writer Francisco Balagtas, the author of Florante and Laura.

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Balagtasan