21st century literature from the Philippines & the world

These are called timeless and placeless tales circulated orally among people

This narrative poem celebrates the adventures and achievements of a hero

This literary period of Philippine literature includes all literatures produced before the Spanish colonization like chants, proverbs, songs, and folk narratives. These were all passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.

Philippine Literature during this period was mostly influenced by Christianity as well as the European ideals of liberty and freedom through trade. Filipino writers either wrote in Spanish or in their own tongue or both.

He is a prominent ilustrado and the country’s national hero, is famous for the novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. These novels portray the corruption and abuse of the Spanish officials and the clergy.

He is the master of traditional Tagalog poetry, became well-known for his work Florante at Laura (1838–1861), the most famous metrical romance of the country.

A civil government was estalished in 1901. Free public education was introduced. Also, English was the medium of instruction. Poems, stories ad essays were all produced in English language.

After World War II, the Philippines had to deal with the economy and the need for rehabilitation and reconstruction of infrastructures. There was political, economic, and social confusion, as well as great poverty, and these issues found their way into the short stories and novels during that time.

Who is the author of the famous essay, I Am A Filipino?

What do you call the place and time where a story takes place?

This is the arrangement of events and scenes in a story or literary piece.

Who is the author of the famous short stories, My Brother's Peculiar Chicken and We Filipinos are Mild Drinkers?

What do you call a poetry written and read on a mobile phone? It is popularized by the playwright Frank Rivera, who came to be known as the “makata sa cell phone.”

What do you call the repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words usually found at the end of the lines of poems?

These are words or phrases used in a distinctive way to produce a rhetorical effect. To say it in very simple terms, it is a phrase whose actual meaning is different from its literal meaning.