TAGANITO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Taganito, Claver, Surigao del Norte

LEARNER’S ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: _________________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Grade/Section: _________________________________________ Subject: Contemporary Philippine Arts from the
Region SCORE

Contemporary Art Forms Based on the

Activity No. : 6 Activity Title: Elements and Principles of Literature
Type of Activity: Concept Notes & Activity
Evaluates contemporary art forms based on the elements and principles.
Learning Competency: Classifies various art forms in the Philippines.
Learning Targets : a) Categorize and identify the forms of literary art.
References : Earth and Life Science for SHS
Author: Jesus Z. Menoy, Ph. D. Page Number(s): 38-46

LITERATURE
- is a collection of writings in prose or verse, especially writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent
or universal interest.

2 Divisions of Literature:
 Poetry – broad genre of literature that is written in stanza form. It is characterized by a regular rhythmic pattern, rhyme, horizontal and/
or vertical measure, imagery, symbolism and figurative language.
 Prose – broad genre of literature that is written in paragraph form. It is an expression that does not have measure and rhyme and rhythm.

Elements of Poetry
1. Measure
2. Sound and Rhythm
3. Rhyme
4. Imagery
5. Figures of Speech/ Figurative Language
6. Symbolism
7. Meaning
Elements of Essay (Prose)
1. Theme or content
2. Style
3. Form and structure
Elements of short story or novel (Prose)
1. Setting
2. Character
3. Plot or story line
4. Conflict
5. Point of view
6. Theme
7. Language and style
8. Tone
9. Atmosphere

TRADITIONS AND FORMS OF PHILIPPINE POETRY

 Ethnic Tradition (Epic, Folk song, Proverbs, Riddles, Short Poems, Poetic jousts)
 Spanish Colonial Tradition (Metrical Romance, Pasyon)
 American Colonial Tradition and Contemporary Tradition
FORMS OF CONTEMPORARY PROSE IN THE PHILIPPINES
1. Folk Narrative
2. Myth
3. Legend
 Heroic
 Religious
 Supernatural
 Toponymic
 Other Legends
4. Folktales
5. Essay
 Formal Essay
 Informal Essay
6. Novel
 Didactic Tradition
 Romantic Tradition
 Realistic Tradition
 Radical Tradition
7. Short Story
8. Komiks

DIRECTIONS: Categorize the following literary forms according to the type of literature. Write each literary form under the appropriate column.
Ambahan Fable Proverb
Awit Legend Riddle
Balitao Myth Short Story
Epic Novel Tanaga
Essay Pasyon Tigsik
PROSE POETRY

DIRECTIONS: Read the following statements carefully. Identify what is being described in the statement and write your answer on the space
provided before the number.
______________________ 1. This form of poetry refers to a short statement that teaches ideas on morality and tradition.
______________________ 2. This form of poetry, which tells the life of Jesus Christ, is written in a 5-line stanza with 8 syllables per line.
______________________ 3. This classification of legend explains the origin of the names of places.
______________________ 4. This classification of prose may be considered as any story based on actual or fictional events in the past told among
the people in a cultural group or community.
______________________ 5. In this tradition of Philippine prose, change in the political and social system is being promoted in the content.