1ST QUARTER FLASHCARDS

Question 1

It is the longest era in Philippine literary history.

Answer 1

Pre-colonial Literature

Question 2

What do the settings, characters, and languages in the Pre-colonial literature show?

Answer 2

The Philippines’ cultural identity.

Question 3

It is a guessing game where the description of objects is stated creatively.

Answer 3

Riddle

Question 4

It is a narrative poem that tells the adventures of a hero/heroine who has great power or strength.

Answer 4

Epic

Question 5

It is a lyrical poem that emerged according to region.

Answer 5

Folksong

Question 6

It is a story of /about gods and/ or goddesses that is narrated in one’s own language.

Answer 6

Myth

Question 7

It is a story that uses animals with human

qualities as characters and aims to teach values.

Answer 7

Fable

Question 8

It is a story that explains its origins.

Answer 8

Legend

Question 9

It says truths or wise sayings.

Answer 9

Proverbs

Question 10

What are the two forms of proverbs?

Answer 10

Imperative (commands what to do) & Descriptive (implies what should be done)

Question 11

Started in 1960 and continues to the present. The dominant languages used by the writers in this period are English and Filipino.

Answer 11

Contemporary Literature

Question 12

Themes in Contemporary Literature

Answer 12

Themes revolve around those in the periphery or the marginalized sectors (workers, peasants, urban poor, women, gays, and ethnic groups).

Question 13

Canonical literary pieces were written by artists who were awarded:

Answer 13

National Artist for Literature

Question 14

To be given this award, a writer’s work must be scrutinized based on 4 criteria:

Answer 14

expressive imagination, relevance, artistic value, and theme

Question 15

The language used in Kapampangan Literature.

Answer 15

Kapampangan

Question 16

The metaphor that the Kapampangans use to refer to their language.

Answer 16

amanung susuan

Question 17

The setting of a short story is the _____ and ______ in which it happens.

Answer 17

time and place

Question 18

It is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.

Answer 18

Character

Question 19

It is a struggle between two people or things in a short story.

Answer 19

Dilemma

Question 20

Another term for dilemma

Answer 20

Conflict

Question 21

What is a climax?

Answer 21

It is the point, usually near the end of the third act, where the value of the story is tested to its highest degree. As such, it is also the moment in a story with the greatest amount of drama, action, and movement.

Question 22

What is a falling action?

Answer 22

It is the section of the plot following the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story’s central conflict decreases and the story moves toward its conclusion.

Question 23

What is a resolution?

Answer 23

It is the conclusion of the story’s plot. It’s where any unanswered questions are answered, or “loose ends are tied.”

Question 24

Another term for resolution

Answer 24

denouement

Question 25

Another term for resolution

Answer 25

Denouement

Question 26

This is the literary genre in poetry that shows/ tells a story.

Answer 26

Narrative Poetry

Question 27

This element of a poem is about the number of syllables in each line.

Answer 27

Meter

Question 28

The flow of sound and silence is the concern of this element of a poem.

Answer 28

Rhyme

Question 29

This is the formal arrangement of rhyme.

Answer 29

Rhyming scheme

Question 30

This is the formal arrangement of rhyme.

Answer 30

Rhyming scheme

Question 31

This element appeals to our five senses.

Answer 31

Image

Question 32

This is the choice of words of the author.

Answer 32

Diction