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- From the latin term Litera which means letter
- Any printed materials written within a book, magazine or a pamphlet

- defines literature as a body of writing belonging to a given language or people
- 11th edition of Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary

- Literature expresses the feelings of people to society, to government, to his surroundings, to his fellowmen and to his Divine Creator

- literature is a piece of written work which is undying

- any literature which existed before the Spaniards entered the Philippine soil

- first filipino alphabet
- replaced by roman alphabet
- syllables/symbols

- Are practical observations and philosophy of everyday life that are written usually in a rhyming scheme

They demand an answer and are used to test the wits of those who are listening to them

- Are beautiful songs that are informal expressions of our ancestorsexperiences in life

- Are stories of origin for certain places, their names, and their creation
- Also known as myths or legend

- Are long-winded poems about a hero and his adventures and misadventures

- born on May 25, 1921 in Tacloban City, Leyte
- graduated from Rizal High in 1938
- various universities in pre-med and pre- law
a Stun of Jewels

- was born on July 9, 1941
- a Filipino poet, critic and writer of nonfiction
- Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature nine times for poetry, fiction and essay
A National Artist of the Philippines

- focused on the society and culture as reflected and affected by the society and culture as reflected and affected by the Catholic faith.

- is a legendary religious narrative form that usually details the lives of saints or the history of a tradition
- Octosyllabic verse (8 syllables)

- a chivalric poem about a her
dodecasyllabic verse (12 syllables)
-fabricated stories from writers imagination although the setting and characters are European

- narrative poem about the life of Jesus Christ, beginning from his birth and up to his death.
- This is usually sing during the Lenten seasono, usually about a saint

- dramatization of the passion of the Christ
highlights the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ
also done during the Lenten season

-or Comedia de Capa y Espada
- a blood-and-thunder melodrama depicting the conflict of Christians and Muslims.

- a play uses shadows as its main spectacle
- created by animating figures made from cardboard, which are projected onto a white screen.

- dramatic re-enactment of St. Helenas search for the Holy Cross.
- St. Helena is the mother of Constantine and is oftentimes credited to have influenced her son to be the great Christian leader

- native dramas that are connected to Catholic mourning rituals and harvest celebrations.

- one of the most famous forms of entertainment back in the Spanish era
- are musical comedies or melodramas that deal with the elemental passions of human beings