precolonial period oral literature

The writing system widely used in the Tagalog region during the precolonial period

• oral tradition

• baybayin

• communal autorship

• formulaic repetition

stories handed down by word of mouth, including epics, myths, legends, and fables.

• folk tales

• baybayin

• folk art

• folk speech

traditional expressions that use images or objects with veiled meanings that

serve as puzzles to be guessed or solved.

• myths

• riddles

• legends

• folk song

traditional sayings that provide insightful ideas and truths.

• proverbs

• legend

• myths

• riddles

long verses that narrate the stories of adventure and challenges of heroes.

• myths

• fables

• epics

• proverbs

stories that explain the way things are in the world.

• myths

• epics

• fables

• riddle

narratives about a particular person or place that are not necessarily factual.

• baybayin

• fable

• fable

• legends

The ancient Tagalog script had ____ basic syllables

• 17

• 16

• 28

• 14

refer to the regular use of certain words to convey an essential idea.

• communal autorship

• formulaic repetition

• Stereotypical characters

• oral tradition

stories that feature animal characters having human qualities.

• epic

• fable

• legend

• folk speech