Pre-Spanish Literature is characterized by

A. LEGENDS

B. FOLK TALES

C. THE EPIC AGE.

D. FOLK SONGS.

E. Epigrams, Riddles, Chants, Maxims, Proverbs or Sayings

a. Bidasari-Moro epic

b. Biag ni Lam-ang-Ilokano epic

c. Maragtas-Visayan epic

d. Haraya-Visayan epic

e. Lagda-Visayan epic

f. Hari sa Bukid-Visayan epic

g. Kumintang-Tagalog epic

h. Parang Sabir-Moro epic

i. “Dagoy” at “Sudsod”-Tagbanua epic

j. Tatuaang-Bagobo epic

k. Indarapatra at Sulayman

1. Also known as Lullaby- . Ang Oyayi o Hele

2. Sayings with no hidden Meanings. Sawikain
3. Used in witchcraft or enchantment. Chant (Bulong).
4. The first alphabet used by our ancestors was similar to that of the ______. Malayo-
Polynesian alphabet.
5. What does Maria shouted to Ilog so that he would cut the snake?
6. The first spanish governor-general in the Philippines. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi,
7. Some are rhyming couplets with verses of 5,6, or 8 syllables, each lines having the same
number of syllables. Maxims.
8. The first Filipino Alphabet.
9. This was the first book printed in the Philippines in 1593 in xylography. ANG DOCTRINA
CRISTIANA (THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE).
10. This is a book about the life and sufferings of Jesus Christ.. The Pasion.

RECEREATIONAL PLAYS. There are many recreational plays performed by Filipinos during the
Spanish times. Tibag, Lagaylay, The Cenaculo, Panunuluyan, The Salubong, Carillo (Shadow Play),
The Zarzuela, The Sainete