MODULE 5: FACTORS INFLUENCING LITERATURE

Literature is derived from the Latin word 'litera' which means _________.

Which literary type that uses rhyme and measurement?

Which literary type uses language in its ordinary form?

This literary factor refers to experience, beliefs, values and etc. of a group of people in a specific place.

Which literary factor refers to the social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community?

Which literary factor refers to the chronological record of significant events of a nation or place?

_________ is a passage (a section of text) selected from a larger work.

Which of the following prose focuses on one conflict and can typically be read in one sitting?

Which of the following literary composition usually deals with the subject from a personal point of view of a writer?

Which of the following prose is lengthy and usually presents a more complicated plot?

"This morning the rain made her happy, since it reminded her of her childhood in the Philippines, when the yellowish glow from the low-watt bulbs made the rooms look unearthly....."

"Filipinos once had an ancient written language.  If I were to show you what the marks look like on a piece of paper, they would look like a series of waves, more like Egyptian hieroglyphics...."

"That was long long ago– before Bonifacio, before the Cry of Balintawak, before the ripping of the cedulas. And his wife has brought it to him with tears, so that he can face the firing squad with dignity...."

"We Filipinos are mild drinkers. We drink for only three good reasons. We drink when we are very happy. We drink when we are very sad. And we drink for any other reason."

"If the questioner becomes too persistent–as lately some of these newspapermen from San Pablo have been–they escape to the rice fields, and wait there till nightfall before returning to their homes. They are simple folk and don’t bother with things they cannot understand."