1. Melvin Banggollay - An Ilocano poem writer.

Famous for “Ikaw Lamang”

and “A LOVE THAT ENDURES”
2. Haiku – A Japanese poem consisting of 3 lines with a pattern of 5-7-5
syllables.
3. Pasyon – A literature from the Spanish period. About life and death of Jesus
Christ.
4. Japanese Period – The period when the Empire of Japan occupied the
Philippines. From 1941 to 1945
5. The Molave and the Orchid – A short story created by Francisco Sionil Jose.
6. Baybayin – Native writing system before Spanish Colonization.
7. Essays – Literature that expresses the opinion and POV of the write about a
problem.
8. Spanish Period – The period when Spain colonized the Philippines, for 300
years. 1521 – 1888
9. Bicolano Literature – Lively and unrivalled literary tradition.
10. Ang Duwende -
11. Hiligaynon – Also referred as Ilonggo or Binisaya/Bisaya. Predominantly in
Western Visayas
12. Carillo – Played at dark nights. Projecting shadow plays on white
background.
13. Sonnet – 14 lines lyric poem. Has rhyme and rhythm.
14. Doctrina Cristiana – Literature in the Spanish period. First book print in the
Philippines, 1593.
15. Francisco Sionil Jose – An Ilocano novel and short story writer. Depicts class
struggle and colonialism.
16. Western Visayas Literature – Rich and varied Hiligaynon literature about
love, culture, and nature.
17. Period of Imitation – A period within the American period from 1910 to
1924. Filipino writers imitating foreign writers.
18. Epigrams – Allegories and parables that teach lessons to children
19. Tigmo – Poetic form of riddles.
20. Cebuano Literature – Rich and vibrant literary tradition. Has Visayas and
Mindanao-based writers.
21. American Period – The period when America colonized the Philippines
from 1889 to 1941.
22. Balitaw – Poetic debate that requires the participants to improvise and
sing.
23. Dung-aw – Recitation of a free verse poem beside the corpse of the dead
24. Oral Literature – Passing of literature to newer generations by telling them
orally.
25. Pre-Spanish Period – The period before the colonization of Spain. The
period before 1564.
26. Luis G. Dato – Filipino author, writer, and politician. “Authority on the Bicol
language and culture”
27. Myths – Stories about the origin of basic elements and culture.
28. Epics – Long poems about adventure of heroes and diving forces.
29. Literature – Anything that is written.
30. Voice of Freedom – Secret underground radio for contact to the outside
world
31. Balagtasan – Poetic contest of skills in debate on a certain topic.
32. Cebuano – A widely spoken language in the southern Philippines
33. Eastern Visayas Literature – Also known as Waray Literature.
34. Sainete - Exaggerated musical comedy of everyday life situations.
35. Tanaga – Poem with 4 lines and each having 7 syllables. Uniform rhyme
scheme.
36. Hnilawod – A Western Visayas-Ilonggo epic
37. Zarzuelas – Father of Drama. Musical comedy or melodrama about
passions and emotions.
38. Francisco Lopez – An Augustinian Friar who translated Doctrina Cristiana to
Ilocano.
39. Post war-Contemporary Period – The period of the Philippines after the
Japanese occupation, from 1945 to 1970. “Recovering Era”
40. Poetry – Evokes an emotional response by presenting imaginative and
deep meaning, sound, and rhythm.
41. Ilocano Literature – One of the most colorful and most active regional
literature in the Philippines.
42. Biag ni Lam-ang – An Ilocano Epic created by Melvin Banggollay
43. Nuestra Senora del Rosario – Second book printed in the Philippines in
1602. Religious biography.
44. Prose – Written or spoken. Show natural flow of speech and grammar of
the language.
45. Siksika Laeng – An Ilocano poem created by Melvin Banggolay. Directly
translate to “Only You” or “Ikaw lamang”
46. Period of reorientation – A period within the American Period from 1898
to 1910. English language usage.
47. Fables – Stories of animals or inanimate objects. They can speak and act
like humans.
48. Cenaculo – Dramatic re-enaction of the passion and death of Jesus Christ
49. The story of the first Durian – An Ilonggo folktale form the Western VIsayas
50. A Cloud Named Looking-For-You – A Bicolano literature. Poem by Marne L.
Kilates.