Timeline of Philippine Literature

Pre-Colonial Period

1

Pre-colonial Literary form that is written in bamboo

Ambahan

2

These are beautiful songs that are informal expressions of our ancestors’ experiences in life. These range from courtship (which they sing in a harana or serenade for a girl), to lullabies, harvests, funerals, and others.

Folk songs

3

A narrative poem that relays stories of local characters with heroism and superhuman abilities.

Epic

4

This refers to the reason myth are told or written.

To explain the origin of things and places

Spanish Colonization

1

Main goal of the Spaniards when they colonized the Philippines

God, gold, glory

2

These are the two types of literature during the Spanish period.

Religious and secular

3

Two non-secular literary works that emerged during the Spanish era

Awit at Korido

4

This is one of the greatest, long-lasting influences of Spanish colonization.

Religion/ Roman Catholicism/ Christianity

Japanese Occupation

1

Type of poetry that uses the 575 structure

Haiku

2

Two literary forms that were influenced by the Japanese

Haiku and Tanka

3

Type of poetry that uses the 57577 structure

Tanka 

4

Reason why the pre-colonial literary for resurfaced during the Japanese era

Encouraged to speak our native language

Random Questions 1

1

These are practical observations and philosophies of everyday life

Proverbs (salawikain)

2

These are like proverbs with one main difference: they demand an answer and are used to test the wits of those who are listening to them. 

Riddles (bugtong)

3

Refers to the longest era of the Philippine Literature

Pre colonial Era

4

"Laging naglalakad, pero hindi gumagalaw. Ano ito?"

• Translation: "Always walking, but never moving. What is it?"

"Orasan" (Clock)

Random Questions 2

1

This is a legendary religious narrative form that usually details the lives of saints or the history of a tradition.

Corrido

2

This is the dramatization of the passion of the Christ. It highlights the sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, and it is also done during the Lenten season.

Cenakulo

3

"Heto na si Kaka, bubuka-bukaka."

(Here comes Kaka, walking with an open leg)

Scissors (gunting)

4

Heto na, heto na malayo pa’y humahalakhak na

Alon