Introduction to Philippine Literature

Literature came from the Greek word “LITERA” which means LETTER.

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• FALSE

What do you call to the traditinal Filipino Poetry that has 4 lines and 7 syllables in each line?

• Proverb

• Riddle

• Talinhaga

• Tanaga

Cenaculo, Panunuluyan, Salubong and Zarzuela are examples of Recreational plays performed by Filipinos during what period?

• American

• Pre-colonial

• Spanish

• Contemporary

_________ in octosyllabic quintiles that became entrenched in the Filipino's commemoration of Christ's agony and resurrection at Calvary.

What do you call to the questions or statements that offer a puzzle to be solved and the goal is for entertainment?

• Riddle

• Tanaga

• Proverb

SOLVE THE RIDDLE:

What word begins with an E, ends with an E, but has only one letter?

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SOLVE THE RIDDLE:

I have a tail, and I have a head, but I have no body. I am NOT a snake. What am I?

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SOLVE THE RIDDLE:

You see it once in June, three times in September and never in May. What is it?

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SOLVE THE RIDDLE:

Kelly has three daughters, and each daughter has a brother. How many children does Kelly have?

• FOUR

• FIVE

• SIX

EXPLAIN THE METAPHOR:

His words cut deeper than a knife.

Answer explanation

Words don't materialize into sharp objects. In this metaphor, someone has said something hurtful to another.