Filipino Literature: Pre-Colonial Period Quiz

Filipino Literature: Pre-Colonial Period

• Folk Songs: Lyrical expressions specific to a region.
  • Examples: "Sitsiritsit" and "Bahay Kubo"
• Riddles: Mystifying questions or puzzles meant to be solved.
  • Examples:
    • "Isang balong malalim, punong puno ng patalim" (Answer: bibig - mouth)
    • "Dalawa kong kahon, buksan walang ugong" (Answer: mata - eyes)
• Epics: Long narrative poems about a hero's quests with supernatural abilities.
  • Example: "Biag ni Lam-ang"

Filipino Literature: Prose Narrative (Pre-Colonial Period)

• Myths: Stories about gods and goddesses used to explain mysteries, beliefs, and cultural practices.
• Fables: Stories intended to teach human values with animals as central characters exhibiting human qualities.
• Legends: Stories explaining the origins of matters.
• Folktales: Fictional stories passed down through generations of a particular group of people.

Filipino Literature: Spanish Colonial Period (1565-1898)

• Graciano Lopez Jaena:
  • Wrote "Fray Botod".
    • "Botod" refers to a big-bellied man and satirizes the abuse and immorality of friars.
  • Editor of "La Solidaridad", a newspaper advocating for political and social reform through democratic means.
• Marcelo H. Del Pilar:
  • Founder of "Diariong Tagalog".
  • Known as the "Master of Tagalog Language".
  • Joined other propagandists in 1888 and wrote pamphlets criticizing the friars' administration.
• Francisco Baltazar:
  • Known as "Balagtas".
  • Wrote "Florante at Laura".
    • The setting of "Albanya" in the poem reflects the tyranny of the Spanish rule.
• Jose Rizal:
  • Wrote the novels "Noli Me Tangere" (Touch Me Not) and "El Filibusterismo" (The Traitor).
    • "Noli Me Tangere" is considered Rizal's "work of heart" while "El Filibusterismo" represents his "work of mind".
  • Wrote "Mi Ultimo Adios", "Sobre La Indolencia Delos Filipinos", and "Filipinas Dentro De Cien Anos".
• Andres Bonifacio:
  • Father of the Katipunan.
  • Wrote "Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa" (Love for the Native Land).
• Emilio Jacinto:
  • Brains of the Katipunan.
  • Wrote political essays in folk language.