Philippine Literature during the Precolonial Period Flashcards

1
Q

Most literary works during the precolonial period
were?

A

passed down by word of mouth.

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2
Q

Passing literary works down by word of mouth
transmission is called the?

A

ORAL TRADITION

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3
Q

What are the conventions of oral literature? (5)

A
  1. Common experiences of the community as
    subject matter
  2. Communal authorship
  3. Formulaic repetitions
  4. Stereotyping of characters
  5. Regular rhythmic and musical devices
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4
Q

Colonization is the _____ of history.

A

HEART

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5
Q

When the colonizers arrived, most lit. works that were orally transmitted were?

A

FORGOTTEN.

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6
Q

What did the colonizers say about our culture?

A

NOT MODERN AND EXISTING because we had no concrete evidence since there were no physical manifestations.

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6
Q

Early literary written forms of precolonial Filipinos were destroyed by the Spanish friars.

A

TRUE

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7
Q

The literary forms we know now that survived to this day were restored because of resistance and geographical isolation.

A

TRUE

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8
Q

What are the divisions of the Philippine precolonial literature? (3)

A
  1. Mythological Age
  2. Heroic Age
  3. Folktales
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9
Q

What is the mythological age?

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This is the period when our ancestors told stories about the creation of human beings and the world, natural phenomena, and deities and spirits.

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10
Q

Mythologies talk about the ________ of everything

A

BEGINNING

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10
Q

MYTHS KILL CURIOSITY.

A

TRUE

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11
Q

Myths satisfy the precolonial Filipinos’ lack of info about their beginning.

A

TRUE.

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11
Q

What is heroic age?

A

Ordinary mortals and cultural heroes became the chief subject matter in this period.

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12
Q

What age were the characters of lit. works evolved?

A

HEROIC AGE.

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13
Q

What genre was famous during the heroic age?

A

EPICS

14
Q

Why were epics chanted during important events in the community?

A

To inspire people. These were also performed to remind the community of their ideals and values.

15
Q

What are folktales?

A

Philippine folktales are traditional stories that had humans, animals, and even plants as characters.

15
Q

Folktales are fictional tales that have been _____ through successive retellings before they were finally recorded and written down.

A

MODIFIED

16
Q

What was the writing system used by Filipinos during the precolonial period?

A

BAYBAYIN

17
Q

Baybayin was derived from?

A

Kavi, a Javanese (Indonesian) script.

18
Q

Early Filipinos used ________ and _________ to write, which they wrote on using ____ as pens and _____ from plants and trees as ink.

A

PALM LEAVES AND BAMBOO
KNIVES AND SAP

19
Q

The ancient Filipino script had _____ basic syllables composed of ___ vowels and ___ consonants.

A

SEVENTEEN= 3 VOWELS + 4 CONSOS

20
Q

a, e/i, and o/u are the vowels.

A

TRUE

21
Q

What were the consonants?

A

ba, ka, da/ra, ga, ha, la, ma, na, nga, pa, sa, ta, wa, and ya.

22
Q

____ is used to modify the present different vowel sounds.

A

KUDLIT