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First Lesson in 21st

The document discusses the various literary genres that emerged from the Pre-colonial Period in the Philippines, including riddles, proverbs, chants, epics, myths, legends, fables, and folk tales, which were orally passed down through generations and expressed the rich cultural traditions and beliefs of early Filipinos. Many of these genres utilized metaphor, rhyme, and symbolism to impart lessons and codes of behavior within Filipino society.

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First Lesson in 21st

The document discusses the various literary genres that emerged from the Pre-colonial Period in the Philippines, including riddles, proverbs, chants, epics, myths, legends, fables, and folk tales, which were orally passed down through generations and expressed the rich cultural traditions and beliefs of early Filipinos. Many of these genres utilized metaphor, rhyme, and symbolism to impart lessons and codes of behavior within Filipino society.

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TEACHER:

MELANIE JANE O. DAAN


Opening Prayer
Lord, we offer to you our class today.
We pray that through your Divine Guidance,
we would learn how to listen attentively to the inputs of our teacher.
May we appreciate his/her effort in imparting his/her knowledge to us.
May we participate actively in the discussions and activities, so we could
learn more while having fun.
May we value each other’s contributions as a building block towards
harmony and peace.
Grant that as we interact with one another, we recognize the fact that
all our learning activities should be accomplished for your greater glory.
Grant that we recognize YOU in each of our classmates and teachers.
We pray that you keep us safe from harm and illnesses.
And we would be able to apply correctly what we have learned from the
online class.
All these we ask in your powerful name.
Amen.
Riddle:
What has to be broken before you
can use it?
 

Answer: An egg
Riddle:
 I’m tall when I’m young, and
I’m short when I’m old.
What am I?

Answer: A candle
Riddle:
What month of the year
has 28 days?

Answer: All of them


Riddle:
What is full of holes
but still holds water?

Answer: A sponge
Riddle:
What is always in front of
you but can’t be seen?

Answer: The future
What are the Literary Genres in the
Philippines?
• The multiplicity of Philippine literature progressed alongside its rich
history. Its themes are rooted in the context of the Philippine’s pre-
colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its
colonial and contemporary ways. However, some Filipinos encounter
unfamiliarity with the literature of the past essentially due to what has
been taught upon us, that our country was ‘discovered’ and, hence,
Philippine ‘history’ began in March 1521.

• Through the comprehensive works of archaeologists, anthropologists,


and ethnologists, we have known more information about our pre-
colonial times established against loads of material about early
Filipinos as recorded by chroniclers of the past. Let us now look into
the different Philippine literary genres that emerged through time.
The Pre-colonial Period

The Pre-colonial Filipinos demonstrated rich-lived


experiences orally expressed in their folk speeches, songs,
narratives, and indigenous rituals and mimetic dances. These
are passed down from generation to generation. The most
common of these are:

a. Riddles c. Songs f. Myths h. Fables

b. Proverbs e. Epics g. Legends i. Folk tales


Riddles
• These are mystifying statements or questions phrased and
rhymed to require ingenuity in determining its answer. These
are presented as a game and considered as forms of
entertainment during the earlier times. Talinghaga or metaphor
is dominant in any riddles as it discloses subtle comparisons
between unlike things, thus, wit and observation are required
in this mental exercise.
• For the Visayans, these are called tigmo, for the Tagalogs,
bugtong. For the Ilongos, paktakon and for the Bicolanos,
atototdon

Please see module for example


PROVERBS
These are called sawikain or salawikain in
Tagalog or sarsarita in Ilocano. Philippine
proverbs are wise sayings that prescribe
codes of behavior, mirror societal norms,
traditions, and beliefs and impart lessons
in brief, rhyming verse

Please see module for example


CHANTS

These are used to give respect, excuse, or


apology to unseen or other elemental
spirits our ancestors believed in to deliver
them from danger or harm. Moreover,
these are utilized in enchantments and
even in withcfraft

Please see module for example


EPICS
These are long narrative
accounts of heroic exploits.
Examples of these are Darangen
in Maranaw, Aliguyon at
Hudhud in Ifugao, Ibalon in
Bicol

Please see module for example


MYTHS
These are symbolic narratives,
usually of unknown origin and at
least partly traditional,
that ostensibly relate actual events
and are especially associated with
religious belief. Ancient Filipino
myths include The Story of Bathala,
and Ang Pag-aaway ng Dagat at
Langit.
LEGENDS
These are stories that explain
the origin of things and
phenomena in the surrounding
world. Some of the most famous
legends are: The Legend of
Maria Makiling, The Legend of
Mayon, and The Legend of
Sampaguita
FABLES
These are brief stories for the children of
the native Filipinos. These talk about
supernatural or extraordinary people and
usually follow in the form of narration
that demonstrates a useful truth. These
stories use animals as characters
to represent a particular attribute or
characteristic. One of the most orally
narrated Filipino fables is Ang Kuneho at
ang Pagong.
FOLK TALES
These are stories that deal with the power of
nature-personified, their submission to a deity
(Bathala), and how the deity is responsible for
the blessings and the curses in the form of
calamities. These are
often passed on from generation to generation
by word of mouth.

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