21ST CENTURY Flashcards
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It is the word that is derived from the Latin term litera, which means letter. It has been defined differently by various writers.
Literature
Literature is important because?
It introduces you to fascinating people.
➤ It makes you nicer.
➤ It brings you from places to places.
➤ It makes you appreciate your own culture.
➤ It’s a cure to loneliness.
➤ It prepares you for failure.
Literature is mostly based on…… passed down from generation to generation.
Oral Traditions
it was approved as the National Writing System of the Philippines through House Bill No. 1022
Baybayin
food hunting
work at home caring for the children creatures or objects of nature
served as the common subject in oral
literature
Experienced
Types of pre colonial literature
Tales, Epics, Riddles, Folk songs, and Proverbs
it is the creative stories that generally talk about how one thing came to be. These stories speak of the origin of a particular thing.
Tales
Example of Tales
Legends(Alamat) and Myth(Mito)
These are a form of prose which deal with the origin of a thing, location or name.
Tales(legends or alamat)
it is the characters have supernatural powers where the main purpose is to provide explanation about the existence of something or someone
Tales(myth or mito)
example of myth
“How the World was Created” (Tungkung Langit and Alunsina)
it is the long-narrative poems about the heroic deeds, adventures, and even misfortunes of a hero.
epics
example of ilocano epics
Biag Ni Lam-ang” (Life of Lam-ang)
it considered as the oldest forms of Philippine literature that mirror the culture which expresses hopes, aspirations, lifestyles, and emotions of early Filipinos.
Folk Song
Example of Folk Songs
kundiman
kumintang
harana
harvest songs
oyayi or hele
war song
(leron leron sinta and bahay kubo)
it is a simple and traditional sayings that give us nuggets of wisdom. It delivers significant truths about life in a form of little entertainment.
Proverbs(salawikan/hrubaton)
PROVERBS (SALAWIKAIN/HRUBATON)
EXAMPLES
Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga.
(Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.)
it is a playful statements or questions
having an obscure meaning intended to be answered or solved. The statement may sound like humorous but it has a deeper meaning.
RIDDLES (BUGTONG/PAKTAKON)
RIDDLES (BUGTONG/PAKTAKON)
EXAMPLES
Kung gabi ay malapad Kung araw ay matangkad.
(Guess flat at night, tube during the day)
a Spanish-Tagalog newspaper, published bulk of Filipino writings
Diaryong Tagalog (1882)
when is the La Solidaridad, an underground newspaper, became the mouthpiece of the Reform Movement.
In 1889
types of Spanish colonial literature
Books and Recreational plays
what book is written by Fr. Juan de Placencia and Fr. Domingo Nieva and was first printed in 1593.
Doctrina Christiana (The Christian Doctrine)
were mostly poetic in nature and intended to be performed during the Spanish era.
RECREATIONAL PLAYS
