History of PH literature

Question 1

• Longest period of Philippine Literature.
• Oral handed down to us by tribal ancestors in various literary forms.
• Pre-colonial inhabitants of our islands showcase a rich past through folk indigenous rituals and mimetic dances that affirm our ties with our Southeast Asian neighbors.

Answer 1

Pre-colonial Period

Question 2

• Tales that explain how the world began or how it was created.
• Told orally, and was later on written.
• Stories were passed through oral tradition, since printed text has yet to come.

Answer 2

Folk Narratives (Pre-colonial)

Question 3

• Riddles that require one’s power of observation and wit.
• It’s often ingenious, but it also exhibits obscenities.

Answer 3

Folk Speech (Pre-colonial)

Question 4

Expresses norms or codes of behavior, community beliefs, and instills values through rhymes.

Answer 4

Proverbs or Aphorisms (Pre-colonial)

Question 5

• A mono-riming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lessons on life.
• It consists of 4 lines with 7 syllables that usually follow ABBA AABB rhyme scheme.

Answer 5

Tanaga (Pre-colonial)

Question 6

• Traditional songs that reflect the aspirations and lifestyle of a particular group, written like a story.
• Repetitive and didactic

Answer 6

Folk Song (Pre-colonial)

Question 7

• Written by ladino poets
• Used to teach Filipinos the Spanish language. (Religious lyrics)
• Examples: Pasyon, Novenas, Catechism

Answer 7

Religious Poetry (Spanish)

Question 8

• Followed the conventions of romantic traditions through the following: languishing but loyal lover, the elusive, often heartless beloved, the rival
• Examples: Korido and Awit

Answer 8

Secular Poetry (Spanish)

Question 9

• 19th century- Propaganda Movement caused for Political Essays and Novels
• Examples: “Noli Me Tangere” and “El Filibusterismo” by Jose Rizal; “Ninay” by Pedro Paterno (first Filipino Novel)

Answer 9

Novels (Spanish)

Question 10

• Establishment of “English” as the medium of instruction and literature.
• Literary modernism highlighted the writer’s individuality and cultivated consciousness of the craft.
• More “seditious works” and using the native language bloomed through the weekly Liwayway and Bisaya.
• Period of Apprenticeship & Period of Emergence
• A Child of Sorrow by Zoilo Galang (First Filipino Novel)

Answer 10

American Period