21 Century Literature From The Philippines To The World
21 Century Literature From The Philippines To The World
21 Century Literature From The Philippines To The World
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Long History of Poetry
AWIT BUGTONG
SALAWIKAIN
TALINGHAGA TALES
Long History of Poetry
Poetry
– “root and crown of all languages” termed by
Gemino Abad
- Use figurative language
- Originally sung rather than spoken
What is in a poem?
1. Meter – rhythmic structure
2. Allusion – a figure of speech that refers to another textual work
3. Image – stimulates senses of the reader
4. Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, metonymy
5. Dramatic situation - readers can relate emotionally
6. Irony and paradox – plays with the presented truth
7. Theme – general idea
8. Expansion – possibility of image to go beyond what they really mean.
History of the Philippine Poetry
1. Epiko/ epics – Pre-hispanic, long, episodic, chanted
poems telling stories. Commonly about legendary
heroes and their accomplishments.
2. Riddle/ bugtong – used talinghaga or metaphor that
helped to convey the answer to the riddle
3. Sawikain/ Salawikain – used to express a piece of
wisdom or belief important to Filipino society
• The arrival of the Spanish dramatically altered what was
already established in the Philippine literary tradition.
However, they didn’t take away what we already have
instead it further evolved.
• Awit – Influenced by European romances.
• Ex. Kung anong puno, sya ang bunga. (Whatever the tree,
so is the fruit.)
• PHILIPPINE PRE-COLONIAL LITERATURE
• Riddles – like proverbs with one main difference: they
demand an answer and is used to test the wits of the
audience.
Image
Allusion
Figurative Speech
Meter
Theme
• Directions: Identify what is being described in the statements
below. Choose from the word pool.
1.Give at least 5 of the
components of a
poem?