Philippine Literature during the Precolonial Period Flashcards
Most literary works during the precolonial period
were?
passed down by word of mouth.
Passing literary works down by word of mouth
transmission is called the?
ORAL TRADITION
What are the conventions of oral literature? (5)
- Common experiences of the community as
subject matter - Communal authorship
- Formulaic repetitions
- Stereotyping of characters
- Regular rhythmic and musical devices
Colonization is the _____ of history.
HEART
When the colonizers arrived, most lit. works that were orally transmitted were?
FORGOTTEN.
What did the colonizers say about our culture?
NOT MODERN AND EXISTING because we had no concrete evidence since there were no physical manifestations.
Early literary written forms of precolonial Filipinos were destroyed by the Spanish friars.
TRUE
The literary forms we know now that survived to this day were restored because of resistance and geographical isolation.
TRUE
What are the divisions of the Philippine precolonial literature? (3)
- Mythological Age
- Heroic Age
- Folktales
What is the mythological age?
This is the period when our ancestors told stories about the creation of human beings and the world, natural phenomena, and deities and spirits.
Mythologies talk about the ________ of everything
BEGINNING
MYTHS KILL CURIOSITY.
TRUE
Myths satisfy the precolonial Filipinos’ lack of info about their beginning.
TRUE.
What is heroic age?
Ordinary mortals and cultural heroes became the chief subject matter in this period.
What age were the characters of lit. works evolved?
HEROIC AGE.
What genre was famous during the heroic age?
EPICS
Why were epics chanted during important events in the community?
To inspire people. These were also performed to remind the community of their ideals and values.
What are folktales?
Philippine folktales are traditional stories that had humans, animals, and even plants as characters.
Folktales are fictional tales that have been _____ through successive retellings before they were finally recorded and written down.
MODIFIED
What was the writing system used by Filipinos during the precolonial period?
BAYBAYIN
Baybayin was derived from?
Kavi, a Javanese (Indonesian) script.
Early Filipinos used ________ and _________ to write, which they wrote on using ____ as pens and _____ from plants and trees as ink.
PALM LEAVES AND BAMBOO
KNIVES AND SAP
The ancient Filipino script had _____ basic syllables composed of ___ vowels and ___ consonants.
SEVENTEEN= 3 VOWELS + 4 CONSOS
a, e/i, and o/u are the vowels.
TRUE
What were the consonants?
ba, ka, da/ra, ga, ha, la, ma, na, nga, pa, sa, ta, wa, and ya.
____ is used to modify the present different vowel sounds.
KUDLIT
