SAFE HOUSE
ELEMENTS OF A SHORT STORY
Pre-Colonial and Spanish Colonial Literature of the Philippines
Figures of Speech
100

Whos the author of Safe House

Sandra Nicole Roldan

100

It is the imaginary speaker in the poem

Persona

100

The art of storytelling that has been handed down from generation to generation

Oral literature

100

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

hyperbole

200

Whose perspective is the story?

The little girl

200

The turning point of the story, it is the part with the most tension

Climax

200

Realities ; Experiences in a story that we humans could possibly also experience, focuses on the reality of life

Mimetic

200

Repetition of consonant sounds

alliteration

300

Why was it called 'safe house'?

- The house is a safe house for the rebels
- The little girl was naive

300

Is the method used by the writer to reveal the personality of the character

Characterization

300

Same as metafiction but the author makes the reader aware of the constructed nature fiction of history

Historiographical Metafiction

300

"The flame of the candle danced in the dark"

personification

400

Why was the father arrested?

He was accused of having a gun under his name

400

It is the struggle that a character in the story encounter

Conflict

400

What are examples of Pre-Colonial literature in the Philippines?

Riddles, Folk songs, Proverbs, Epics, Myths, Legends

400

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

oxymoron

500

Describe her dream when she slept in her father's cell?

She dreamt about the house being destructed so she painted it pink, blue, and yellow. She painted a sun, moon, and stars on the floor.

500

Is a kind of plot where the story commences in the middle

In medias res

500

Lenten play depitcting the life, suffering and death of Christ

Senakulo

500

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

allusion

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