Intro to Philippine Literature

The period where production of printed materials started but it was mostly of religious purposes and themes.

The first book published in the Philippines (1593)

To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark, dock

This refers to a particular identifiable characteristics of a whole text.

How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,In the icy air of night!

An emotionally appealing drama written in verse that tells a story and is intended to be recited or sung in an audience

This appeals to the senses in a way that creates a vivid and emotionally resonant pictures for the readers

This is concerned with the flow of the beat such as whether it is fast or slow.

This poetry tells a story and has the elements of a narrative such as characters, setting, conflict, etc.

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers 

A literary text containing a word count between 17,500 - 40,000

A statement or question that directly requires a concrete answerwhose hidden meaning has to be deciphered

All literary works produced in this period are mostly oral traditions suchs as chants, folk narratives, and proverbs.

The word literature is derived from the Latin term ________ which means letter.

Cherry cookies in the kitchen 

A box crashed to the floor and glass shattered everywhere.

Deals with the common use of rhymes and other literary devices such as repetition, alliteration, assonance etc.

This literary form serves as a product of the writer's wild imagination and creative thinking

What literary element refers to free verse, couplet, limerick, etc.

This literary piece applies a natural flow of speech and grammatical structures and sequentially, in paragraph form

This literary type is usually written in lines and contains the element of rhythm, sound, imagery, and form

These are inspired by real events where the writers aim to present, interpret, or describe experiences based on facts.

In this period, short stories written in the vernaculars flourished in the country.

During this period, short stories were the most prevalent literary form.