PROSE AND POETRY

Literature
-derived from Latin term
'litera' which means
'letter'

- deals with ideas,

thoughts, and emotions
of man.

-can be written or oral

form
 refers to any
sort of work that Genres of Literature
share certain
characteristics.
-French term means
'kind' or 'type'
PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
Philippine Literature is the body of
works, both oral and written, that
Filipinos whether native,
naturalized or foreign born have
created about the experience of
people living in or relating the
Philippine Society.
 PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
Riddles- are brief verses, often puzzling questions of
every phase of Filipino life.

Proverbs- are wise sayings. These are also brief prose

statments about practical observations in life.

Lyric or Folk songs- are stories about traditions,

beliefs, and customs intended for singing and not for
narrating.

Oyayi- lulling the baby to sleep

Kundiman- love songs (awit ng pag-ibig)
Kumintang/Tagumpay- war song (awit pandigma)
Suliranin- workers song (awit ng manggagawa)
Talindaw- boat song(awit ng pamamangka)
Dalit/imno- songs for the gods and goddesses (awit ng
diyos-diyosan ng mga Bisaya)
 PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
Epics- are long narrative poems that recount the
adventures of tribal heroes or supernatural events.

Biag-ni-Lam-ang - Ilocano
Hudhud - Ifugao
Ibalon - Bicol
Bantugan - Muslim Darangan
Hinilawod - Panay
Tuwaang - Central Mindanao

Myths- are sacred stories of happenings in the remote

past. These are stories usually associated with
theology and rituals. (gods and goddesses)

Legends- are stories about the origin of things.

Folktales- are stories of animals, magic, romance,

virtues, jokes. They often deliver a moral in the end.
Corrido- Legendary religious
poems about courtly love and
chivalric adventures.
-Ang Ibong Adarna
-Ang Doce Pares ng Prancia
-Historia Famoso ni Bernardo del
Carpio

Awit- narrative poem of European

setting but the tale itself is the
writer's creation.
-Florante at Laura- Francisco
Balagtas
Pasyon- Gaspar Aquino de Belen

Cenaculo

Moro-Moro- is a blood thunder

melodrama that revolves around
the struggle between Muslims and
Christians, with the Christians
emerging as victors.

Carillo- a shadow play. It is a

puppet play.
Tibag- a religious festival
celebrated in May by communities
which have devotion to the holy
Cross. It is a re-enactment of St.
Helena's search for the cross of
Christ.

Zarzuela- a musical comedy or

melodrama in three acts,
highlights the social or political
problems of the day.
-Doctrina Christiana- first book
ever published in the Philippines.
-Pagsusulatan ng Dalawang
Binibini Urbana at Felisa-
compiled by Fr. Modesto de
Castro
Nationalistic
Period
 NATIONALiSTIC PERIOD
La Solidaridad- Graciano Lopez-Jaena
Noli Me Tangere/El Filibusterismo- Jose
Rizal
Katapusang Hibik ng Pilipinas/Ang
Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog- Andres
Bonifacio (Kalayaan)
Liwanaat Dilim- Emilio Jacinto
(Kalayaan)
True Decalogue- Apolinario Mabini
Filipinas- Jose Palama (Lupang
Hinirang)
PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
Japanese Occupation

Contemporary
Period
-Jose Garcia Villa- Art
Salvador Lopez- Social Conscience
Writers who emerged were Gregorio
Brillantes, Bienvenido Santos, Kerima
Polotan-Tuvera, Edith Tiempo, Nick
Joaquin, NVM Gonzales, Francisco
Sionil Jose, Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil,
Alfredo Roces.
Nowadays, literary pieces are being
put on stage and movie houses.
(Theatre, Movies)
Multiply
Mind Game
Close Minded
Dark Secret
Master Mind
Just between me and you