21st Century Lesson1-1st Grading
21st Century Lesson1-1st Grading
21st Century Lesson1-1st Grading
Contemporary Period
Philippine Pre-colonial Literature
Forms of Literature:
a. Proverbs (salawikain)- practical observations and
philosophy of everyday life that are written usually in a
rhyming scheme. It is obviously meant to entertain while
teaching basic skills in surviving local life.
Ex.:
Kung ano ang puno, siya ang bunga.
(Whatever the tree, so is the fruit.)
Kung walang tiyaga, walang nilaga.
(If you don’t persevere, you can expect no reward.)
b. Riddles (bugtong)- are like proverbs with one main
difference: they demand an answer and are used to test
the wits of those who are listening to them. It has
flippant nature – they seem to be referring to something
laughable, but in reality, the answer is more serious than
expected.
Ex.:
Heto na si Kaka, bubuka-bukaka. (Here comes Kaka,
walking with an open leg.)
Sa araw ay bungbong, sa gabi ay dahon. (Roll in the
morning, leaf in the afternoon.)
c. Folksongs- are beautiful songs that are informal expressions of
our ancestors’ experiences in life. These range from courtship
(harana), to lullabies, harvests, funerals, and others.
d. Tales- stories of origin for certain places, their names, and their
creation.
-also known as myths and legends. They are used to explain
certain events or phenomena in our ancestors’ lives that cannot be
explained the limited practical kind of science they knew back then.
Ex.: Mount Makiling or Mount Arayat, or legends of great heroes
like Bernardo Carpio.
e. Epics- long-winded poems about a hero and his
adventures and misadventures. It usually tells of a male hero
who is born with all the pleasing qualities that your ancestors
like in a person and who also has superhuman capabilities.
Freedom of
expression Freedom
List of periods of Philippine Literature
in English
Period of Orientation- 1900-1910
Period of Apprenticeship- 1910-1920
Period of Experimentation- 1920-1940
Period of Discontent- !941-1944
Post-war Period- 1945-1950
Modern Period- 1951-1971
Martial Law Era- 1971-
1986
Similarities and differences of periods of the
Philippine Literature