Looking Back, Moving Forward

- written by Rolando S. Tinio, who was a playwright, poet, teacher, critic, translator, and National Artist for Theater and Literature - Tinio was distinctly known as a stage director notable for bringing visual impact to his productions.

• Noli Me Tangere

• Mi Ultimo Adios

• The Granny (Ang Lola)

• Like the Molave

_____ _____ tell stories through verses, and include characters, a setting, and a plot. Similar to lyric poems, narrative poems use rhythm, rhyme, and imagery or other figurative language.

• NARRATIVE POETRY

• Epic

• Ballad

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

An _ is a long poem that centers on heroes or extraordinary human beings. ▪ They often feature battles that show the prowess of the main character against divine or natural forces.

• NARRATIVE POETRY

• Epic

• Ballad

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

▪ A _____ is a narrative poem intended to be sung. ▪ They are commonly shorter than epics and have particular structure regarding rhyme scheme and meter ▪ In Philippine literature, the corrido is a type of poem with 12-syllable quatrains and rhyming stanzas. ▪ A famous example is Francisco Baltazar’s Florante and Laura.

• NARRATIVE POETRY

• Epic

• Ballad

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

- acts as the main or leading character in a narrative poem

• NARRATIVE POETRY

• Epic

• Ballad

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

- acts as the adversary of the protagonist

• NARRATIVE POETRY

• Epic

• Ballad

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

- the challenges or difficulties faced by the characters in a literary text

• CONFLICT

• CHARACTERIZATION

▪ associated with the presence of a human protagonist and antagonist ▪ demands a deep understanding of the characters involved ▪ unfolds through the dynamic interplay of opposing personalities, beliefs, or desires ▪ creates tension, driving the narrative and contributing to the overall thematic richness of the poem

• CONFLICT

• CHARACTERIZATION

- characterized by the person’s one-dimensional traits or attributes - lacks the depth of personality explored within the narrative

• FLAT character

• ROUND character

• STATIC character

• DYNAMIC character

- possesses multidimensional traits, attributes, and motivations

• FLAT character

• ROUND character

• STATIC character

• DYNAMIC character