The origin of Philippine literature can only be traced by exploring its evolution from pre-colonial up to

the present.

literature is derived from the Latin word "littera"

literature is traditionally defined as body of written works associated to imaginative and creative works

literature uses literary devices such as metaphor and symbolism.

Literary Structure — refers to the organizational method used in literature

Poetry — literary type is usually written in lines

Prose — literary piece applies a natural flow of speech and grammatical structures

21st Century Literature refers to new literary work

21st Century Reader grew up using technology as a primary learning tool.

DRAMA — a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story

FICTION — literature created from the imagination,

NON FICTION — based on facts and the author’s opinion about a subject.

21st Century Literary Genre

ILLUSTRATED NOVELS — Story through text and illustrated images

DIGI - FICTION — Triple Media Literature

— Combines three media: book, movie/video and internet website.

GRAPHIC NOVEL — Narrative in comic book formats

MANGA — Japanese word for comics

DOODLE FICTION — Literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle writing,

TEXT - TALK NOVEL — Blogs, email and IM format narratives.

CHICK LIT or CHICK LITERATURE — is an often humorous and light hearted fiction.

FLASH FICTION — a story narrated in an extremely brief way

CREATIVE NON FICTION — also known as literary nonfiction or narrative nonfiction.

SCIENCE FICTION — a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts.

BLOGS — (shortened form of Weblog) is a website containing short articles called posts.

HYPER POETRY — digital poetry that uses links and hypertext mark-up.