Forms of Oral Literature

Literature came from the latin word _____, which means acquaintances with letters.

• litera

• literatura

• literatus

• literus

A puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed.

• Tanaga

• Saying

• Riddle

• Proverb

Actions speak louder than words. The statement is an example of ____.

• riddle

• proverb

• chant

• Tanaga

This heart of mine got broken,

Just because of so-called love

but I'm not able to stop,

The love I felt for you bop.

This is an example of ______.

• Chant

• Haiku

• Proverb

• Tanaga

Saying a word or phrase many times in a rhythmic way usually loudly and with other people.

• Chant

• Riddle

• Proverb

• Saying

A quiet, gentle song sung to put a child to sleep.

• Serenade

• Religious Song

• Lullaby

• Drinking Song

A poem consists of four lines with 7-7-7-7 syllabic verse with an AABB rhyme scheme.

• Sonnet

• Tanaga

• Haiku

• Ode

Locally known as Tagay. This is sung during drinking session.

• Drinking Songs

• Religious Songs

• Death Songs

• Lullabies

A courtship song used by young men to capture the heart of the woman they love.

• Ballad

• Carol

• Lullaby

• Serenade

Works of pre-colonial literature were mainly oral in form.

• maybe

• partly true

• true

• false