Are practical observations and philosophy of everyday
life that are written usually in a rhyming scheme.
Proverbs
these are also called salawikain
Riddles
they demand an
answer and are used to test the
wits of those who are listening
to them.
Riddles
also known as bugtong
Folksongs
Are beautiful songs that are
informal expressions of our
ancestors' experiences in life.
Uyayi
lullaby
Komintang
a war folk song
Kundiman
melancholic love song
Harana
folk song; serenade
tagay
drinking song
Mambayu-Kalinga
rice-pounding song
Bulbi
dance ritual song of courtship or marriage
Tagulaylay
song of the dead
Tales
Are stories of origin for certain places,
their names and their creations.
Tales
These are also known as myths and
legends.
Tales
They usually are used to explain
certain events or phenomena in our
ancestors' lives that cannot be
explained by the limited practical kind
of science they knew back then.
Epic
are long-winded poems about a
hero and his adventures and
misadventures.
Epic
It usually tells of a male hero who
is born with all the pleasing
qualities that your ancestors like
in a person and who also has
superhuman capabilities.
SpanishColonialPhilippineLiterature
It became centered on the Christian faith.
The stories about natural phenomena
suddenly became all about the lives of
saints and other religious hymns.
Corrido
is a legendary religious narrative form that usually details the lives of the saints or the history of a tradition.
Awit
is a chivalric poem about a hero, usually about a saint. It is also
usually sung and used in religious processions,
Moro-Moro
It depicted battles between Christians and Moros-as
Muslims in the Philippines are popularly
known--with the Moros as the perpetual villains who
always lost to the Christians in the end.
Moro-Moro
also known as Comedia de Capa y Espada
Carillo
is a play that uses shadows as its main spectacle. This is created
by animating figures made from cardboard, which are projected onto a white screen.
Tibag
This ritual was brought by the Spaniards to remind people about the search of St. Helena for the cross on which Jesus died.
Duplo/Karagatan
was a poetical debate held by trained men and women in the
ninth night, the last night of the mourning period for the dead
Zarzuela
is probably one of the most famous forms of entertainment back in the Spanish era. They are musical comedies or melodramas that deal with the elemental passions of human beings.
Jose Garcia Villa
He became famous for his free verse in this
period.
The Japanese Period
The common theme of most poems during the
this period was nationalism, country,
love and life of the barrios, faith, religion, and
arts.
Haiku
A poem for free verse that the
Japanese like. It is made up of 17 syllables
divided into three lines.
5-7-5
Pattern in writing haiku
Tanaga
Filipino poem like the Haiku, is
short, but it had measured and
rhyme.
Tanaga
It has four line with seven
syllable each with the some
rhyme at the end of each line.
KaraniwangAnyo
Also known as the conventional or traditional poetry.
Follow fixed rules. such as a set of number of lines or
a repeating pattern of rhythm or rhyme.
21st Century Period
The new tends have been used and
introduced to meet the need of the tastes of a
new generation.
Cenakulo
Dramatic performance of the passion and death of Christ
Pasyon
long narrative poem about the passion and death of Christ
Literature
It is also a piece of writing that is valued as
works of art especially novels, plays
Litera
Literature came from latin word that means acquaintance with letters.
Prose
is a style used that does not follow a structure of rhyming or