Survey OF

PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
WEEK 1
Prof.: Maricel S. Bay, LPT, PhD (Candidate)
This course enables the pre-service English teachers to demonstrate
research-based content knowledge in analyzing the growth
and development of Philippine Literature in English from 1900 to
the present along socio-historical events as shown in
representative works. Moreover, it provides them with an
opportunity to enrich the K to 12 English curriculum by producing
an
extensive and grade-specific reading list to enhance their future
students’ reading skills. Particular attention is given to the analysis
and appreciation of the cultural differences and similarities
embodied in select literary texts.
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Course Requirements:
Portfolio
Composition/s
Report
 Rubric for Reporting:
Category 5 Excellent 4 Very Good 3 Good
Content The presentation The presentation The presentation
contains accurate contains some contains a lot of
information inaccurate information. inaccurate information

Visual Aids The materials used The materials used are The materials used are
are very readable and quite readable and not readable and
precise. precise. precise.

Classmates’ The class is active and Some of the students Very few of the students
Participation participative in the participate in the participate in the
discussion. discussion. discussion.

Clarity of Voice The voice of the The voice of the The voice of the
reporter is audible reporter is quite audible reporter is not audible
and clear. and clear. and clear.
 Assignment:
1. Identify the role of literature in the Philippine Literature.
2. Identify the importance of learning the Philippine Literature.
3. What are the main divisions of Philippine Literature?
4. Compare and contrast the following literary genre:
Essay
Poetry
Short story
 Survey OF
PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
WEEK 2
Prof.: Maricel S. Bay, LPT, PhD (Candidate)
 Role of
Literature
Why do we need to study Philippine Literature?
To keep alive the thoughts, beliefs and cultural
variations of your ancestors that differentiate
your country from the rest of the world.

To bring the past back to life with emotive language

and metaphor, helping us to imagine scenarios that
may have happened decades, or even centuries, ago.
The Importance Of Literature In The Philippines

It gives nostalgic feelings and enjoyment to re-examine

the comedies, tragedies and inspiration of the beautiful
Filipino poems, stories, essays and plays.

It enables you to magnify your appreciation of literary

selections and see the role they play in society and even
grow and evolve through your literary journey.
 Main Divisions of Philippine Literature
PROSE POETRY

Form Written in paragraph form Written in stanza or verse

form

Language Expressed in ordinary form Expressed in figurative

language

Appeal To the intellect To the emotion

Aim To convince Stir the imagination and

set an idea how life should be.
Types of Prose
1. Prose Drama – a drama in prose form. It consists
entirely dialogues in prose, and is meant to be act on
stage.

2. Essay – a short literary composition which is

expository in nature. The author shares his thoughts
feelings, experiences, or observations on some aspects
of life that has interested him.
3. Prose Fiction – something invented, imagined, or
feigned to be true)

A. Novel – a long fiction narrative with a complicated

plot. It may have one main plot and one or more sub
plots that develop with the main plot. It is made up of
chapters.

B. Short Story – a fictitious narrative compressed into

one unit of time, place and action. It deals with single
character interest, a single emotion or series of
emotions called forth. It is distinguished from the novel
by its compression.
4. Biography and Autobiography

A. Biography – a story of a certain person’s life

written by another who knows the subject well.

B. Autobiography – a written account of man’s life

written by himself.
5. Letter – a written message which displays aspects of
an author’s physiological make-up not immediately
apparent in his more public writings. It is a prose form
which by the force of its style and the importance of its
statements becomes an object of interest in its own
right.
6. Diary – a daily written record of account of the
writer’s own experiences, thoughts, activities or
observations.
7. Journal – a magazine or periodical especially of
serious or learned nature. It is the reflection, opinion of
a read material.
 Types of Poetry
A. Narrative Poetry – a poem that tells a story.

•Epic – a long narrative poem of the largest

proportions. Epic is a tale mainly about a
hero concerning the beginning, continuance,
and the end of events of great significance on
tribal or national significance.
• Metrical Poem – a narrative poem that tells a
story of adventure, love and chivalry. The
Typical hero is a knight on a quest.

• Metrical Tale – a narrative poem consisting

usually a single series connective events that
are simple, and generally do not form a plot.
Examples of these are simple idylls or home
tales, love tales, tales of the supernatural or
tales written for a strong moral purpose in
verse form.
•Ballad – the simplest type of narrative
poetry. It is s short narrative poem telling a
single incident in simple meter and stanzas.
It is meant to be sung.

•Popular ballad – a ballad of wide workman

ship telling some simple incidents of
adventure, cruelty, passion, or superstition,
an incident that shows the primary instincts
of man influenced by the restraint of modern
civilization.
•Modern or artistic – created by poet
in imitation of the folk ballad,
makes use of many of its devices and
conventions.

•Metrical Allegory – an extended

narrative that carries a second
meaning along worth the surface
story.
Lyric Poetry – a poem that is very personal in
nature. It expresses the author’s own thoughts,
feelings, moods and reflections in musical
language. It derived its name from the musical
instrument, the lyre.

• Ode – a lyric poem of some length, serious in

subject and dignified in style. It is most majestic
of the lyric poems. It is written in a spirit of
praise of some persons or things.
• Elegy – a poem written on the death of a friend
of the poet. The ostensible purpose is to praise
the friend. But in the end of the poem, however,
we can expect that poet will have come to terms
with his grief.

• Song – a lyric poem in a regular metrical pattern

set to music. These have twelve syllables and
slowly sung to the accompaniment of a guitar or
banduria.

• Sonnet – a lyric poem containing four iambic

Activity: ½ crosswise

Write your autobiography.