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21st Literature Reviewer
21st Literature Reviewer
21st Literature Reviewer
Legends
Pre- colonial- oral transmission was the 3. Fables
primary means of communicating and
presenting Philippines literature. Remember the death of family member or
community. Kanogon- Cebuano ang ibi for
Riddles- guessing the games of objects kalinga.
represent by other objects.
The name for lullaby oyayi for tagalong.
Proverbs- more serious because they were Andang for aeta.
intended to teach values.
Metrical Romance- popular secular poetry.
Epics- opposite end of the riddles and
proverbs. - Other version of epic,
Myths- served to explain how the world was METRICAL ROMANCE INCLUDED;
created.
1. korido (octosyllabic four-line stanza)
Legends- appeared to have basis real life.
2. awit (dodecasyllabic four-line stanza)
Fables- short tales that usual highlighted
Floranta at Laura- the most prominent awit
animals.
of all time.
Lullabies- existed for the sake of putting
Ibong Adarna- another staple reading o high
infants at ease.
school Filipino student up to the present
POPULAR EPIC EXAMPLES; time.
1. Myths 1. tratado
2. ejemplo 3. Anselmo Jorge de Fajardo
3. dialogo 4. Feliciano
1. Mauro Mendez
3. Alfredo Gonzalez
4. Cristino Jamias
5. Antonio Estrada
6. Josefa Estrada
7. Pura Santillan-Castrence
8. Francisco B. Icasiano
9. A.E. Litiatco