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Defined as a group of works of art made up of words

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Literature

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T or F
Most literature are written, but some are passed on by word of mouth

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True

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Works of poetry and prose that are especially well-written

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Literature

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From the latin word “littera”, meaning “letters”

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Literature

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Written work of a specific culture, sub-culture, religion,
philosophy, or study of such written work which may
appear in poetry or in prose

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Literature

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They are the First people believed to settled in the PH
- Thick lips, flat nose, kinky/afro-textured hair, black complexion

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  1. NEGRITOS
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2nd group who arrived

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Indonesians

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T or F
Indonesians
- 1st group: physically tall, slender, with light skin. Had
sharp thin faces, high aquiline nose, thin lips, broad
forehead, and deep set eyes
- 2nd group: darker complexion, shorter and bulkier
physique, set jaws, large rectangular faces, large
thick nostrils, and large round eyes

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TRUE

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  • 3rd group who arrived via boat: Balangay
  • Medium height, fair complexion, flat nose, and
    straight hair
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3.MALAYS

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Trade between CH & PH started in 982 AD, during Sung Dynasty
- CH called the PH “Mai of Moyi”

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4.CHINESE

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Passed onto the Filipinos their religion, epics, folk
songs, and lyric poems

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5.INDIES

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Propagated Islam in the southern part of the PH
- Passed their epics, folktales, myths, and dramas

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6.ARABS & PERSIANS

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T or F
During the post colonial era:
Contributed by indonesia, malaysia, china, india, and arabs prior to spanish occupation; PH had its literature already

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FALSE
PRE-COLONIAL ERA
Contributed by indonesia, malaysia, china, india, and
arabs prior to spanish occupation; PH had its literature
already

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What era
Settlers spread out to the different islands of the
archipelago

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Pre-colonial

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WHAT ERA
Literary works: epics, myths, fables, folktales, proverbs,
sayings, riddles, and stories
– Passed on from generation to generation

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Pre-colonial

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First book is “—- Printing of vocab
books in different dialects/languages started

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Doctrina Christiana

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What era
Philippine literature continued to flourish

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American

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What era
Expressed filo sentiments & experiences from the
Spanish occupation
o Freedom of the press and religion

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American

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in the Americal era what was the theme of most literary works

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Tone and theme of writers’ style: religious to satirical

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literary device that functions as a
means of conveying social commentary and/or
criticism on the part of a writer through irony, humor,
exaggeration, and other methods

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Satire

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group of volunteers for the first
American teachers in the PH

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Thomasites

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When was Philippine Free Press is founded.

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1905

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When was The College Folio is published in the University
of the Philippines.

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1910

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When did Philippine Herald begins publication.

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1920

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T or F during 1930, A “Child of Sorrow," first Filipino novel in English is written by Zoilo M. Galang, "Life and Success," first volume of essay in English by Zoilo M. Galang is published.
FALSE During 1921, A “Child of Sorrow," first Filipino novel in English is written by Zoilo M. Galang, "Life and Success," first volume of essay in English by Zoilo M. Galang is published.
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Philippine Education Magazine is started. when
1924
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when The Philippine Free Press offers literary prizes.
1925
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T or F The Writers Club is founded at the University of the Philippines. (1926)
FALSE The Writers Club is founded at the University of the Philippines. (1927)
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When The Philippine Book Guild is organized. The First Commonwealth Literary Awards are given.
1936 The Philippine Book Guild is organized. 1940 The First Commonwealth Literary Awards are given.
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What era was the martial law present?
Japanese
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What era Freedom of the press was suppressed o Newspapers and english reading materials were halted
Japanese
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What era? Filipino writers turned their back on english and continued writing in filipino & spanish
Japanese
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T or F 15 golden stories were selected and published in 1943 + Some were written by narciso reyes, liwayway arceo, n.v.m. gonzales, etc
FALSE 25 golden stories were selected and published in 1943 + Some were written by narciso reyes, liwayway arceo, n.v.m. gonzales, etc
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During the japanese era, filipino writers were focused on?
Rural life
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Most literary works were published in “------”, weekly magazine
Most literary works were published in “liwayway”, weekly magazine
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Pattern of haiku
5-7-5
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Pattern of tanaga
AABB, AAAA, ABAB
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When was the fall of japan in ph
1946 -fall of Japan
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T or F Cultural center of the PH (CCP) and folk arts theater were built to be the center of activities and festivities which highlight filo literary musical and cultural heritage
TRUE
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During what did Print media and broadcast media became active again o Both mediums strongly influenced liberal changes,,,,,
FAll of marcos
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teaching of Philippine literature in the tertiary schools in the country is a requirement by the Commission on Higher Education
Order No. 59 Series of 1996.
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A long fictional story / prose o Book length, narrative divided into chapters
Novel
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T or F a novel includes it includes the psychological development of the main characters and of their relationship with a complex world.
TRUE
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Classification of novels
Historical, - detective fiction, - fantasy - science fiction.
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Small novel
novelette
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is a prose fiction which revolves in a single main incident whose aim is to produce a single dominant impression, Economy, compassion, brevity, and emphasis are the qualities of a short story.
Short story
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a short story consist of
Consists of characters, setting, action, conflict, climax, and resolution
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what is the writer of a shoprt story called?
Author
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A literary piece intended to be presented on stage. o It is divided into acts.
Play
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is a fictitious story which gives a moral lesson. o The characters in the story are usually animals.
Fable
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a collation of traditional stories o about famous religions, people and wonderful events o handed down from one generation to another.
Legend
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Its aims to bring out lessons to the roaders. o A short story, usually serves to make the listener laugh or ponder over a topic
Anecdotes
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Covers a wide variety or story and tales o Has many subject under the sun
Anecdotes
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is a short composition o dealing on a single subject chat reflects a personal point of view
Essay
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is an account of a person's life or a life story.
Biography
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[biography] written by the author themselves
autobiography
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is information about anything. o These could be recent happenings which are broadcast over the radio or printed in a newspaper.
News
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is a formal public speech given in connection with the ceremony: o It aims to arouse the listener's interest and emotion.
Oration
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refers to the time and place where the story happens.
refers to the time and place where the story happens.
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refers to the people, animals, imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story, novel or plays o hero or a villain & sidekick
charcter
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refers to the sequence of events in the story: o It shows the development of the story from the beginning, middle and end.
plot
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part of the story usually introduces the main characters, the time and the setting,
Beginning
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is the part of the story that discloses the problems and struggles of the main characters leading to the crisis.
Complication
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is the highest peak of interest in the story. It is also called the crisis or the point of no return.
Climax
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is the part of the story that shows how the problem is solved. " is also called the untying of the entangled knots.
Denouement
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T or F Concentrate contains the last statements in the story.
FALSE Conclusion or end contains the last statements in the story.
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Main idea of the literary piece
Theme
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is a device used by the writer in presenting his ideas
Point of view
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the narrator could be one of the characters in the story.
1st person
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T or F Third Person - the narrator or the. c. Omniscient - the writer as the narrator knows what's going on in the minds of the characters and he comments on it.
True
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is the opposition of persons or forces. o Make the story more interesting.
Conflict
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Types of conflict
Physical (Man vs. Nature). b) Social (Man vs. Man). c) Internal or Psychological (Man vs. Himself).
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Types of conflict
Physical (Man vs. Nature). b) Social (Man vs. Man). c) Internal or Psychological (Man vs. Himself).
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is an object or something that represents an abstract idea like courage, love, hatred, etc.
Symbol
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Types of poetry
Narrative Lyric Dramatic
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is a literary work that describes personal experiences and feelings.
Narrative poetry
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what are classified as narrative poetry
Narrative poetry is classified as epic, metrical tales, metrical romance and ballad.
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is a long narrative poem about heroic deeds. It is a produce of the writer's imagination.
Epic
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is a narrative written in verse. - Metrical Romance is a type of metrical tale which is composed of a long love story in verse.
Metrical Tales
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is a narrative poem that is simple. It is concerned with some emotional events.
Ballad
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- a lyric poem that deals with life and death.
Elegy
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Japanese poem consisting of 17 syllables written in 3 lines (5-7-5).
Haiku
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a lyric poem which can be rhymed or unrhymed. It is usually addressed to a person or thing and is characterized with lofty feelings.
Ode
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a poem which consists of 14 lines. It has rhyme and rhythm.
Sonnet
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a poem that tells a story.
Dramatic poetry
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is the basic unit of composition in poems. It expresses an idea or feeling. [verse]
Poetic line
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– lines that end without punctuation and without completing a sentence and a clause
Enjambment
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refers to the author’s way of organizing his words into a pattern of sounds to intensify meaning.
The Sound of Words
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repetition of similar sounds in some apparent scheme
Rhyme
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it is a result of systematically stressing the sound
Rhythm
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the repetition for effect of initial vowel or consonant sounds
Alliteration
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- refers to the correspondence of vowel sounds.
Assonance
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the imitation in words of natural sounds. Examples: ringing of the bells, chirping of the birds, hissing of the snake
Onomatopoeia
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is a regularized and patterned rhythm.
Meter
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refers to the visual details which include sounds, texture, feelings, odor and taste.
Imagery
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refers to the attitude of the persona or implied speaker towards the subject, Examples are sad, joy, serious, reflective, etc.
Tone
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is an expressed comparison berween to unlike things using a word or a phrase such as: like, as, as if, than, similar to, resembles and seems.
Simile
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is an implied comparison of two unlike change.
Metaphor
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is a part of speech chat gives human attributes to inanimate objects or concepts.
Personification
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is an address to someone as if he were present; or someone who is dead as if he were alive. It can also address to inanimate things as if they were animated.
Apostrophe
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is one word which is used for another which it suggests.
Metonymy
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is opposing or contrasting of ideas by means of grammatically parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences.
Antithesis
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is an extravagant exaggeration that represents something as much greater or less.
Hyperbole
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is the opposite of what is real, sarcasm.
Irony
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Ex. It was very kind of you to disclose my secret
Irony
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Ex. Thou tangles my heart in a hundred nooses of love.
Hyperbole
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Ex. You sent us the truth, denied us the truth; You sent us the life, deprived us of the life.
Antithesis
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Ex. Two heads are better than one.
Metonymy
108
Ex. Still I love and cannot forget.
Ex. Still I love and cannot forget.
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Ex. Beneath me, the lake was black But gurgled and whispered and snored.
Personification
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Ex. Good friends are diamonds.
Metaphor
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Ex. You feel up the senses like a night in the forest.
Simile

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