1“The Queen City of the South”
Cebu
2Known for their Rich and vibrant literary tradition
Cebu
3widely spoken in the southern PH
Cebuano
4it is the Filipino literary outlet
Bisaya Magasin
54 Poetic Forms in Cebuano Literature
1. Balak
2. Tigmo
3. Garay
4. Panultihon
6Give the equivalent translation:
“Balak”
Balabay or Metaphor
7Give the equivalent translation:
"Tigmo"
Riddles
8Give the equivalent translation:
"Garay"
Verses
9Give the equivalent translation:
"Panultihon"
Proverbs
10- a poetic debate (man and woman)
- Improvise and even sing their lines
Balitaw
11improvised poetry was also present in the dramatic genre
Kulilising Hari
12A rich oral tradition, this is consist of legends associated with specific locals
Maria Cacao
13fable, unmannerly behavior by the prevailing group
"Haring Gangis ug Haring Leon"
14value of humor, one’s wit and resourcefulness
"Juan Pusong Trickster Tales"
15- First of many religious compositions
- Show a loss of the mysterious symbol and metaphor of pre-colonial verse
"Tomas de San Geronimo’s Soneto sa Pagdayeg can Santa Maria Gihapon Virgen"
16“Tomas de San Geronimo’s Soneto sa Pagdayeg can Santa Maria Gihapon Virgen” is written in
“Tomas de San Geronimo’s Soneto sa Pagdayeg can Santa Maria Gihapon Virgen” is written in 1751
17life and suffering of Jesus Christ
Pasyon
18Pasyon is recited during
Pasyon is recited during Lent season
19Only has survived as a literary outlet of Cebuano, caused by the rise in stature of English and later Tagalog.
Only Bisaya has survived as a literary outlet of Cebuano, caused by the rise in stature of English and later Tagalog.
20They are the writers who continued creating Bisaya masterpieces
1. Claude Al Evangelio
2. Allan Jayme Rabaya
21- A visayan folktale
- Literary gems that represent Cebuano literature
“The Santo Nino of Cebu”
22“Father of Cebuano Literature”
Vicente Sotto
23Work: Miming
Author: Vicente Sotto
24Work: Elena
Author: Vicente Sotto
(A play directed by Sotto)
25The first Written Cebuano Literature
"Miming"