Philippine literary forms

The period of time before colonization of a region or territory:

• Colonial

• Pre-Colonial

• Post-Colonial

• Pre-history

This period in the Philippine Literature is based on oral traditions. During this time folk songs, epics, narratives were popular which are passed on from generation to generation:

• Spanish Period

• American Period

• Pre-Colonial Period

• Contemporary Period

Literature during this period has two distinct classifications: religious and secular.

• Spanish Period

• Pre-Colonial Period

• Contemporary Period

• American Period

It was a literary and cultural organization formed in 1872 by Filipino emigrants who had settled in Europe. Composed of Filipino liberals exiled in 1872

• Pre-Colonial Period

• Spanish Period

• American Period

• Contemporary Period

During this period of Philippine Literature, English was introduced to mainstreams school throughout the country

• Spanish Period

• American Period

• Pre-Colonial Period

• Contemporary Period

What are the literary forms during Pre-colonial Period?

• essay

• free verse poetry

• riddles

• aphorism

• folk narrative

What are the literary forms during the American Period?

• Riddles

• Pasyon

• Catechisms

• free verse poetry

• essay

What are the literary forms during the Spanish Period?

• sarswela

• sinakulo

• riddle

• essay

• pasyon

Philippine Literature in tagalog was revived during this period. Most themes in the writing dealt with Japanese brutalities.

• Contemporary Period

• Japanese Period

• American Period

• Spanish Period

Following the downfall of Marcos regime in 1986, the Philippine literary period emerged.

• Philippine Literature during the Martial Law

• Contemporary Period

• Literature under the republic

• Philippine Literature in the 21st century