Literature

A traditional verbal expression containing one or
two descriptive elements, a pair of which may
be in opposition to each other, the referent of the
elements is to be guessed

require the audience to see the similarity

between the object literally described and the

object that is actually referred to or the answer to

• Riddle

• Proverb

• Short poem

• Chant

Customarily used and served as laws or rules on
good behavior and as practical guides in living
life by our ancestors. These are like allegories or
parables that impart lessons for the young.

• Chants

• Riddles

• Proverbs

• Short poems

deal mainly with the creation of the universe, the origin of man, the gods
and supernatural beings, and native culture heroes

• Fable

• Folktale

• Myth

• Legend

are prose narratives like myths that are regarded true by the narrator
and audience but are set in a period more remote, when the world was much as it is
today

• Fable

• Folktale

• Myth

• Legend

are made up of stories about life, adventure, love, horror
and humor where one can derive lessons about life. These are useful to us because they
help us appreciate our environment, evaluate our personalities and improve our
perspectives in life

• Fable

• Folktale

• Myth

• Legend

are stories that use animals as characters and are meant to impart
lessons.

• Fable

• Folktale

• Myth

• Legend

native poetic theater; they are later known as moro-moro or poetic
theater about Christian and Moorish warriors

• Komedya

• Korido

• Awit

• Langka

a narrative poem that consisted of four 12-syllable monorhyming lines. It
reached its peaked during the first half of the 19th century. The most popular awit
written during the Spanish colonial period is Florante at Laura (ca 1838) written by
Francisco Baltazar, popularly known as Balagtas.

• Komedya

• Korido

• Awit

• Langka

also a narrative poem but with four 8-syllable monorhyming lines. The
most notable korido poet was Jose de la Cruz better known as “Huseng Sisiw”

• Komedya

• Korido

• Awit

• Langka

are native dramas that are connected to Catholic
mourning rituals and harvest celebrations

• Carillo

• Tibag

• Duplo or karagatan

• Zarzuelas