An Introduction To Philippine Literature

What is the Philippine Literature?

•Philippine literature is the literature associated with the Philippines

•includes the legendary Umug, Ahmad Sabrie and Huey Pagaling

•most of the jejemon of prehistory

• the colonial legacy of the Philippines.

Why do we need to study Philippine Literature? 

While most Philippine literature was written under the significant influence of the occupying Spanish powers during the 1800s, there is also a viable body of work written in the 20th and 21st centuries that makes an important contribution to world literature, which makes it a worthwhile culture to analyze. Philippine literature includes poetry, metrical romances, educational and religious prose, religious and secular drama and modern nationalist literature

Example of Philippine Literature

FABLES

•a literary genre:

•a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse,

•Features:

üAnimals

ü mythical creatures

ü plants

ü inanimate objects

üforces of nature that are anthropomorphized

                                                                          LEGENDS

   

       

  is a narrative of human actions

 that are perceived both by teller and listeners

 to take place within human history and values to possess certain qualities 

 that give the tale verisimilitude

.                                                                   FOLK SONGS

         

       

are short poems intended to be sung

They expressed love, grief, despair, joy, doubt, hope, or sorrow

                                                               FOLK TALES 

         

             

 are stories passed down through generations, mainly by telling

 Different kinds of folktales include fairy tales, tall tales, trickster tales, myths,and legends.

                                                                PROVERBS 

                                               

 is a simple and concrete statement popularly known and repeated,

  that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience 

How lucky the youth before Technology

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As a new generation youth, I just feel sad about my classmates, friends or co-youth that is focused more on playing games from gadgets. I envy those youth who experience playing Native Games before. I want to see everyone having the time to fully enjoy the games like Patintero, Luksong Baka, Tagu-taguan, Langit-Lupa, and a lot more. I want it to come back to our leisure and experience the true feeling of enjoyment while using both our physical and mental abilities. These games are the reason for more fun moments we can keep in ourselves and reminisce it back someday when we get old. I am hoping that everyone will still practice this kinds of games that will truly show how proud to as to our own culture.

Say no to DRUGS

 News that we can see nowadays on televisions, radios, newspapers, and social medias are mostly about drug addictions. As a youth that just starting to have my life,  I want give knowledge on what do drugs do to those who took it so that it may give them warning to never be involve to any kinds of drugs.

I am still young and want to influence others that there are no good things we can get through drugs and it will surely destroy our lives if ever we will try it. If someone ask YOU, YES I am talking about YOU!, and convince you to just try any kinds of drugs and tell you that it will make you feel better then look at these pictures and try to imagine if it really make them better:

YES! Those people involved themselves through drugs so better to never ever try it even once. If out of curiosity then kill that curiosity. If you think it is for cool people, you are very wrong, you can still do a lot of things that will make you cool. For me cool people are those who finished their studies and living in success because of their hard works. If you're saying that because your friends do it and try it then leave those friends and find friends that will make you a better person not a wasted one.

FRIEND, it is not the end of your life so never involve yourself to those who will really end yours! Just always keep in your mind that there are lot of people around the world that became happy even without any involvement to DRUGS! So stay simple and continue striving to become better.