Module I Flashcards
The _____ or song existed in many forms and was used for varied purposes.
Awit
The _______ was a riddle that used talinghaga or a metaphor that
actually helped convey the answer to the riddle.
Bugtong
A metaphor.
Talinghaga
Are practical observations and philosophy of everyday life
that are written usually in a rhyming scheme. It is obviously meant to
entertain while teaching basic skills in surviving local life. In Filipino, these
are called salawikain.
Proverbs
Are like proverbs with one main difference: they demand an answer and are used to test the wits of those who are listening to them.
Riddles
are beautiful songs that are informal expressions of our ancestors’ experiences in life. These range from courtship (which they sing in a harana or a serenade for a girl) to lullabies, harvests, funerals, and others.
Folksongs
are stories of origin for certain places, their names, and
their creation. These are also known as myths and legends.
Tales
are long- winded poems about a hero and his adventures and misadventures. It usually tells of a male hero and who also has
superhuman capabilities.
Epics
is a legendary religious narrative form that usually details the lives of saints or the history of a tradition.
Corrido
is a chivalric poem about a hero usually about a saint. It
is also usually sung and used in religious processions.
Awit
is a narrative poem about the life of Jesus Christ, beginning from his birth and up to his death. This is usually sung during Lenten season
Pasyon
is the dramatization of the passion of Christ. It highlights the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, and it is also done during Lenten season.
Cenaculo
is a blood –and –thunder melodrama depicting the conflict of Christians and Muslims. It is usually about battles to the death and the proofs of faith.
MORO –MORO or COMEDIA DE CAPA Y ESPADA
is a play that uses shadows as its main spectacle. This is created by animating figures made from cardboard, which are
projected onto a white screen.
Carillo
is the dramatic reenactment of St. Helena’s search for the Holy Cross. St. Helena is the mother of Constantine and is oftentimes credited to have influenced her son to be the great Christian leader he is
known today.
Tibag
