PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD Flashcards
Literary period before the coming of the Spaniards and considered as the ___________ among the other periods
first and longest literary history
The verses were addressed to the
ears rather than the eyes.
Literary period before the coming of the Spaniards and considered as the first and longest literary history among the other periods.
PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
Different literature that was passed on by the early Filipinos to today’s generation:
- PROVERBS (SALAWIKAIN)
- RIDDLES (BUGTONG)
- FOLKSONGS (KATUTUBONG AWIT)
- FOLK TALES (KATUTUBONG KWENTO)
- EPICS (EPIKO)
Are practical observations and philosophy of everyday life that are written usually in a rhyming scheme.
PROVERBS
It is obviously meant to entertain while teaching basic skills in surviving local life.
PROVERBS
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
FOLK SONGS
These range from courtship (which they sing in harana and serenade for a girl), to lullabies, harvest, funerals, and others.
FOLK SONGS
Are stories of origin for certain places, their names and their creation.
FOLK TALES
These are also known as myths and legends.
FOLK TALES
Are stories of origin for certain places, their names and their creation. These are also known as myths and legends.
FOLK TALES
Are long-winded poems about a hero and his adventures and misadventures.
EPICS
It usually tells of a male with all the pleasing qualities that your ancestors like in a person and who also has a superhuman capabilities.
EPICS
Are long-winded poems about a hero and his adventures and misadventures. It usually tells of a male with all the pleasing qualities that your ancestors like in a person and who also has a superhuman capabilities.
EPICS
