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• Baybayin


  The first Filipino alphabet, replaced by the Roman alphabet
• Pre-Spanish Philippine literature


  • Folk tales
  • The Epic Age
  • Folk Songs
• Geographic origin

  The place where a piece of literature came from
• Folk tales


  • The Monkey and the Turtle
• Linguistic origin


  Related to the geographic origin of a piece of literature
• The Epic Age


  • Biag ni Lam-Ang
• If a poem is written using the Visayan dialect, it most probably originated from the Visayas region
• Folk Songs


  • Bahay Kubo
• Literary forms during the Pre-Colonial Period

  • Oral Literature
  • Folktales
• Religious prose and poetry


  One of the classifications of literature in the Spanish period
• Oral Literature


  Form of verbal art which is transmitted orally or delivered by mouth
• Secular prose and poetry


  One of the classifications of literature in the Spanish period
• Riddles (Bugtong)


  A mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed
• Spanish influences on Philippine literature

  • Replacement of Baybayin with the Roman alphabet
  • Teaching of the Christian Doctrine became the basis of religious practices
  • European legends and traditions assimilated into songs, corridos, and moro-moros
• Proverbs (Salawikain)


  Wise sayings that contain a metaphor used to teach as a food for thought
• Recreational Plays


  • Cenaculo
  • Panunuluyan
  • Salubong
  • Zarzuela
• Tanaga


  Consists of four lines with seven syllables each
• Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898)


  Filipino intellectuals educated in Europe, called ilustrados, began to write about the hitch of colonization
• Folk Songs


  A form of folk lyric which expresses the hopes and aspirations, the people's lifestyles as well as their loves. These are often repetitive and sonorous, didactic, and naive.
• Writings of Rizal


  • Noli Me Tangere
  • Mi Ultimo Adios
  • Sobre La Indolencia De Los Filipinos
  • Filipinas Dentro De Cien Aňos
• Folktales


  Stories with no known author, passed from one generation to another by word of mouth
• Writings of Del Pilar

  • Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa (Love of Country)
  • Kaingat Kayo (Be Careful)
  • Dasalan at Tocsohan (Prayers and Jokes)
• Types of Folktales


  • Myths (Mitolohiya)
  • Legends (Alamat)
  • Fables (Pabula)
  • Fantasy stories
  • Epics
• Writings of Jaena


  • Ang Fray Botod
  • La Hija Del Fraile (The Child of the Friar)
  • Everything Is Hambug (Everything is Mere Show)
• American Regime (1898-1944)


  • Americans influenced Filipino writers to write using the English language
  • Writers in Tagalog continued in their lamentations on the conditions of the country and their attempts to arouse love for one's native tongue
  • Writers in English imitated the themes and methods of the Americans
• Myths (Mitolohiya)


  Explain how the world was created, how certain animals possess certain characteristics, why some places have waterfalls, volcanoes, mountains, flora, or fauna
• Legends (Alamat)


  Explain the origin of things
• Japanese Period (1941-1945)


  • Philippine Literature was interrupted in its development
  • Common themes were nationalism, country, love, life in the barrios, faith, religion, and the arts
• Fables (Pabula)


  Use animal characters and allegory
• Philippine Literature in English (1941-1945)

  • Experienced a dark period due to strict prohibitions by the Japanese
  • Philippine literature in Tagalog was revived during this period
• Fantasy stories


  A genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore
• Period of Activism (1970-1972)

  • Youth activism due to domestic and worldwide causes
  • Youth became vocal with their sentiments and demanded change in the government
  • Manifested in bloody demonstrations and sidewalk expressions, as well as in literature
• Fantasy creatures


  • Tiyanak, Tikbalang, Witch
• Period of the New Society (1972-1980)

  • Government led in reviving old plays and dramas
  • Radio continued to be patronized
  • Yearly Filipino Film Festival held
• Epics


  Narratives of sustained length based on oral tradition revolving around supernatural events or heroic deeds
• Literary forms during the Spanish Colonization Period

  • Religious Literature
  • Secular (Non-Religious) Literature
• Period of the Third Republic (1981-1985)

  • Many people seethed with rebellion and protest due to continued oppression and suppression
  • Aggravated by the assassination of former Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr.
  • Philippine literature still surreptitiously retained its luster despite restrictions
• Religious Literature


  Religious lyrics written by ladino poets or those versed in both Spanish and Tagalog, included in early catechism and used to teach Filipinos the Spanish language
• Post-EDSA 1 Revolution (1986-1995)

  • Changes evident in new Filipino songs, newspapers, speeches, and television programs
  • Crony newspapers like THE INQUIRER, MALAYA, and the PEOPLE'S JOURNAL enjoyed an overnight increase in circulation
  • Non-governmental organizations and institutions helped give recognition to writers from specific sectors in the society
• 21st Century Period


  • New trends used and introduced to meet the needs and tastes of the new generation
  • 21st Century learners demanded to be ICT inclined
  • New codes or lingos used to add flavor in the literary pieces produced