My Portfolio in 21ST

Century Literature from The

Philippines and The World
 COMPILATION OF DIFFERENT
LITERARY FORMS

SUBMITTED BY: JULIUS BENETH A. DASMARIÑAS 12 STEM –

SISON
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
RIDDLES
POEMS
MYTHS
LEGEND
STORIES
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS LITERARATURE? Literature, in its broadest sense, is any
single body of written works. More restrictively, literature is writing that
is considered to be an art form, or any single writing deemed to have
artistic or intellectual value, often due to deploying language in ways
that differ from ordinary usage.

In this portfolio, it contains about different literary forms, the RIDDLES,

POEMS, LEGENDS, MYTHS, and STORIES and its examples.
RIDDLES
WHAT IS A RIDDLE?A riddle is a statement, question or
phrase having a double meaning, trying to guess the object,
person and idea described.
EXAMPLES OF A RIDDLE
1. Riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it??Answer:
 Egg
2. 2. Riddle: What goes up but never comes down?Answer: Age
3. 3. Riddle: I shave every day, but my beard stays the same.
What am I?Answer: A barber
INTERVIEWEE: PHILIP ANTHONY A. DASMARIÑAS
BROTHER
POEMS
WHAT IS A POEM? A poem is something that arouses strong emotions
because of its beauty and rhyming.
EXAMPLE OF A POEM?

INTERVIEWEE: FATIMA A. DASMARIÑAS

SISTER
MYTH
WHAT IS A MYTH? Myth is a widely held but false belief or idea and a
traditional story explaining some supernatural beings or events.
EXAMPLE OF A MYTH
ALAMAT NG JUAN TAMAD
Si Juan ay isang bata na alam lang gawin ay matulog. Siya ay makupad o ayaw kumilos sa
mga ni nanais niyang gawin.Kaya binansagan siya ng kanyang ina na "Juan Tamad".
Isang araw gusto ni Juan Tamad na kumain ng isang bayabas , ngunit sa sobrang tamad niya
ay ayaw niyang mapagod sa pagpitas nito.
At napansin niya na may mga bayabas na nahuhulog sa puno nito. Nagpasiya lamang siya na
humiga sa ilalim ng puno na katapat ng bunga na bayabas.Ayon kay Juan ay hihintayin na lamang
niya itong mahulog sa kaniyang bibig.
 INTERVIEWEE: ALLAN D. DASMARIÑAS
FATHER

Nakita siya ng isang babae na ang ngalan ay Maria Masipag ito ay maganda at napakamasipag
na babae na puro alam ay gawin ang mga gawaing bahay.Sinabihan nya si Juan na wala siyang
mapapala kung di nya iyon pipitasin. Si Juan ay nagandahan siya kay Maria at agad niya itong
sinunod. Napalapit siya dito pero ang mama ni Maria ay ayaw siya nito. Dapat muna daw ay
magbago si Juan upang tanggapin sya ng mama ni Maria.
Si Juan ay nagbabago na at nagulat ang kanyang mga magulang na siya ay talagang masipag
na ngayon. Na dating Juan ay ang alam lang ay matulog kumain, pero ngayon ay gumgawa na sya
ng mga gawaing bahay. At sinagot na siya ni Maria. Pagkalipas ng ilang taon si Juan Tamad ay
binansagan na "Juan Tamad".
 LEGEND
WHAT IS A LEGEND?A legend is a genre of folklore a traditional story sometimes
popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
EXAMPLE OF A LEGEND
Bakunawa: Tale of a Dragon and the Seven Moons
According to the ancient people of the Philippines, Bathala — a supreme being or god — created
seven moons that illuminated the earth, with one illuminating each of the dark nights of the week. Every
evening was ever so bright and so beautiful because of these moons as the moons brought joy and
happiness to the people of the earth. This, however, mesmerized one particular dragon that wished to
have them all.
The Bakunawa, a huge serpent-like dragon that coiled around the earth and ruled the oceans, first fell
in love with the heavenly magnificence of the "seven sisters" such that he envied the almighty for his
creations. And to the people's collective dismay, the dragon swallowed the moons one-by-one, each
night, as he yearned to possess them all. This growing yearning turned into envy and into greed, so as
the Bakunawa arose again and again from the waters to swallow the moons until the towering dragon
devoured all — but one.
 The Bathala became conscious of the sudden disappearances of the moons from the heavens as the last remaining
was sight of a dismay to the people of Earth. They, in turn, learned to arm themselves to protect it from being
swallowed by the dragon. Hence, the dragon not only termed as a "Moon-eater" but as a "Man-eater," as well.
Bakunawa swallowing the last moon, slowly enveloping the whole world in abysmal darkness. The people shouted
altogether, and they screamed "Return our Moon!" among many other unpleasant words. The dragon hastily retreated
to his caverns in the oceans as the sounds grew louder and louder. And the last moon illuminated the dark skies once
more and the people of earth rejoiced as the dragon hastily returned to the seas, hiding inside his caves, and waiting for
another right moment to gobble the last remaining moon.
To prevent this from happening again, Bathala planted bamboos that looked like “stains” on the surface of the moon
from afar. The bamboo trees can be seen as dark spots in the face of the moon.
The dragon never gave up, as he would attempt to swallow the last remaining moon in the sky from time-to-time.
But the people remain on alert if such an incident is to happen again, ready to create thundering noises for the moon's
return, guarding it with their lives. And as long as the bamboo trees are not killed on the moon, the dragon will never
succeed in his malicious deed.The literary origins of this story, a culture and folklore with deep roots, about a moon-
eating dragon are mostly traced back to two prolific Filipino writers: Damania Eugenio and Fernando Buyser.

INTERVIEWEE: CHARLIEN ABATAYO

COUSIN