Caoi's ASEAN Literature - Unit 1

#ASEANLit

GENOVEVA EDROZA-MATUTE

She was the writer of the story (a backstory) “Si Mabuti”

PALANCA AWARD

Award which was won by Genoveva Edroza-Matute

WRITER AND TEACHER

Matute’s professions

2005

The year she received an award from former president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for her creativeness and dedication

94

the age when Genoveva Matute died

March 21, 2009

The date when Genovava Matute died

MANILA NORTH CEMETERY

The place where Matute laid to rest

BACKSTORY

tells the events of the story that happen before the present story

CHECKHOV’S GUN

tells of an inherent object inserted in the narrative

MEDIAS RES

narration that starts at the middle of the story

NARRATIVE HOOK

tells a catchy story opening to hook the attention of the readers

HYPODIEGESIS

story within a story

DEUS-EX MACHINA

tells a good character in a bad situation ensures character wins with an unexpected or implausible used to resolve the situation

PLOT TWIST

tells a surprise ending

POETIC JUSTICE

tells a reward to the good chaaracters and punishes the bad characters

CLIFFHANGER

tells and abrupt ending which places the main characters in a perilous situation with no resolution

FLASHBACK

tells an interjected scene of the story that takes it back in time from the current point in the story and often used to tell the events that happened before another important event

FLASH FORWARD

tells a scene that takes the narrative to a future time from the current point of the story

FORESHADOWING

indicates or hints something is coming in the latter part of the story

POINT OF VIEW

a narrative convention which tells from whose perspective is the story told

UNRELIABLE NARRATOR

telling the story by an insincere narrator, misleading the readers

STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS

exposing the character’s mind to the readers through his monologue

AUDIENCE SURROGATE

character who expresses queries or agitations which are the same questions that readers would ask.

FIGURES OF SPEECH

hyperbole, simile and more

PATHOS OR EMOTIONAL APPEAL

used to inspire or pity a character

SENSORY DETAILS

forms mental images of scenes using descriptive words

LEITWORTSTIL

repeats on purpose the words that usually express a motif or theme important to the story

DRAMATIC VISUALIZATION

presents an object or character with much description or gestures and dialogues making scenes vivid for the audience

FEMINISM

uplifts women goals by defining and establishing equality in the family, civil, social, political, and economic arena.

FEMINIST LITERATURE

is often associated with literary pieces written by women that deal with women in the society.

NEW HISTORICISM

deals with the cultural context during the writing of the piece of literature. This approach interprets literature for its meaning or idea in a particular socio-historical atmosphere. It needs an understanding of the author’s milieu and the cultural context during its production.

FEMINISM

It involves characters or ideas which chide the common gender norms dominated with masculinity. This approach gives an impact to the voice of women.

DON CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS

Matute earned this recognition in 1950s-1960s

1966

The year Genoveva earned the PNS-PNC Alumna Award

MANILA ARTS AND CULTURE AWARD

Matute earned this award in 1967

1988

During this year, Genoveva earned the Balagtas National Student Award of the Philippine Writers’ Union

CCP AWARD FOR THE ARTS

Matute earned this award in 1992

SLEEPING

This is how Genoveva Matute died