Defining and Periods of Literature

• Pre- Colonial Era: created by ordinary people to express tradition, belief and customs not considered literature
• Proverbs: metaphorical statements that express a general truth or piece of advice
• Riddles: puzzling questions or statements that require creative thinking to save
• Folk songs: orally transmitted within a community, reflecting the traditions and customs of a particular group
• Harana: traditional filipino serenade with courtship and romantic gestures
• Kundiman: love songs, with more complex musical arrangement s and fighting for freedom
• Tales: traditional stories passed down through generations within a culture
• Fables: short stories, featuring animals and characters, convey moral lessons
• Epics: lengthy narrative poem recounts heroic deeds and adventures of a legendary or mythological feature
• Biag ni Lam-ang: Pedro Bucaneg
• Sandayo of the subanon: Lhelit Lumbre
• Hudhud ni Aliguyon: Amador Taguinod Daguio
• pre-colonial era: ORAL stories during important community

  gatherings
• Visayas: Labaw Donggon
• Sulod (Panay): Hinilawod
• Lanao Region: Darangan
• Bicol: Ibalon
• IloIlo: The Maragtas
• Sulu Province: Panglima Munggona
• Bukidnon Province: Bagyu of Bukidnon
• Spanish Colonial period: concerned with the propagation and spread of Christianity
• Spanish Colonial period: classified as religious and secular prose and poetry
• Pasyon: narrates

  the life, passion, death, and

  resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is

  often performed during Holy

  Week, particularly on good friday
• Sarswela: Filipino musical theater

  that originated during the

  Spanish colonial period. It

  combines elements of

  drama, music, and dance.
• Sinakulo: dramatic

  reenactment of biblical

  scenes, particularly the

  Passion of Christ,

  performed during Holy

  Week.
• Moro-Moro: traditional form

  of Philippine folk drama that

  features a conflict between

  Christians and Muslims, often

  with elements of fantasy and

  supernatural beings.
• Carillo: form of Filipino

  puppetry using flat, often

  leather, puppets mounted

  on sticks. The puppets are

  manipulated behind a

  backlit screen to create

  shadows and tell stories.
• Corrido: form of

  narrative poetry that tells

  stories of heroism,

  adventure, or historical

  events.
• Tibag: religious

  procession, often accompanied by

  rituals and performances, as part

  of a local religious celebration.
• Duplo: form of poetic

  debate, often performed

  during wakes or other social

  gatherings. It involves two

  poets engaging in a verbal

  exchange using rhymed

  verses.
• Dalit: traditional

  Filipino hymns or songs of

  worship often sung during

  religious ceremonies.
• Novena: form of Catholic

  devotional prayer that lasts for

  nine days, usually in preparation

  for a feast day.
• Awit: form of traditional

  Filipino poetry that is lyrical

  and often expresses deep

  emotions or sentiments.
• Prose Narratives: dialogo (dialogue) and Manual de

  Urbanidad(Conduct Book)
• Good Morals: Ejemplo (exemplum) and Tratado (tratado)
• Ang Pagsusulatan ng Dalawang Binibining sina Urbana

  at Feliza by Modesto de Castro
• Pamulinawen, Manang Biday- Ilokano
• Atin cu pung Singsing- Kapampangan
• SarungBanggui- Bicol
• Dandansoy- BIsaya