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21st

  1. Prose - It is written in sentences and paragraphs.

  2. Literature - It is derived from the word litera, which means letter and has been defined differently by various writers. 

  3. Poetry - It is written in verse and stanzas

  4. Genre - It is a term given to literary composition as a distinctive type or category such as class, style, category, kind, and soft of. 

  5. Riddle - Is a puzzle or joke your state of ask that seems to be nonsense which has a clever answer

  6. Epigram - Is a brief, clever and memorable statement

  7. Literature - Refers to collected oral and written works of a society that depict the people’s beliefs, values, mores, aspirations, as well as their struggles in life. 

  8. Literature in pre-colonial time is basically oral and reflect community life-that is the subject is ordinary day-today life experience like household chores and food gathering. 

  9. Mono-rhyming heptasyllabic lines - refers to a poem which has every two lines with an identical rhyme or all the lines with the same rhyme

  10. Tanaga - is an extended form of the proverb expressing its message with intense emotion

  11. Folk Song - The Filipino is a lover of the lyric and these verses during pre-colonial times were in melodious tones.

  12. Lullaby - This is a mother’s song to calm a baby or put him to sleep.

  13. Love Songs or Serenade - Harana in tagalog

  14. Ambahan - Depicts human relationships and social entertainment and serves as a tool for teaching the young.

  15. Work song - Uses for their everyday chores

  16. Tagay - Drinking song

  17. Kanogon - Celebrating the life and praising the deeds of the dead

  18. Parang sibil - Focuses on the heroic feat of their legendary heroes 

  19. Duplo - It’s the forerunner of balagtasan 

  20. Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose Rizal 

  21. Florante at Laura by Francisco Balagtas 

  22. Mga Ibong Mandaragit by Amado V. Hernandez

  23. The Woman Who Had Two Navels by Nick Joaquin 

  24. Po-On A Novel by F. Sionil Jose

  25. Banaag at Sikat by Lope K. Santos

  26. Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco

  27. Dekada ‘70 by Lualhati Bautista 

  28. Achilles - The leader of Myrmidons son of Peleus and Thetis and principal greek champion

  29. Agamemnon - King of Mycenae, supreme commander of Achaean armies

  30. Grendel - A descendant of biblical murderer, Cain, An ogre who terrorizes Heorot, Hrothgar’s mead hall and kills the Danes. 

  31. Kriemhild - Princess of Kingdom of Burgundy, whose family rules from worms beside the Rhine.

  32. Gunther - He’s a renowned warrior and the King of Burgundy; he is the brother of the princess of Burgundy

  33.  The Nibelungenlied or The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem originally written in the dead language of Middle High German. 

  34. Greatland - Whence does Beowulf come

  35. Grendel hates the sound of Joy and music that is why he attacked Heorot 

  36. The 8th century bc - the IIiad thought to have been composed

  37. Agamemnon - Helen’s brother in law

  38. Hrothgar - Build Heorot 

  39. Damania Ligon Eugenio - Mother of Philippine Folklore

  40. Myth - It’s a fictitious narratives presented as historical but without basis of facts

  41. Folk Tales - They are stories or tales of the ancient times which usually project lessons that could imbibe young people 

  42. Legend - It’s either authentic or improbable stories popularly known as explanations of the origins of the phenomena 

  43. Fables - They are very brief stories or tales invented to embody morals and acted by animals or inanimate objects

  44. FIRST POV - When the writer uses “I” pronoun in the story

  45. Short Story - Its a brief prose narrative fiction that can be read in just one setting

  46. Falling Action -  The part of a fully developed plot that follows the climax

  47. Characters - It refers to persons who may be a man or a woman that acts and talks 

  48. Plot - Its an artistic arrangement of actions and events in a story 

  49. Short Story - It’s a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format

  50. Plot - Is what happens in a story 

  51. Beginning or Exposition - This is when characters and problems are introduced to the reader

  52.  Rising Action - This is where the problem and characters are developed through a series of actions that builds to the …

  53. Climax - This is where the problem is resolved in one way or another 

  54. Falling Point or Denouement - This is where the reader learns what happens as a result of the climax or the way in which the problem was solved

  55.  Resolution - Where the entire plot is wrapped up and there is a sense of closure for the reader

  56.  Characters :

-Protagonist - Main Character *Antagonist - Rival of the Protagonist 

  1. Setting - Have a time and place where the action in a set. 

  2. Theme - Main idea or underlying meaning

  3. Development - It consists of a number of incidents showing movement such as series of position and time or complication pointing to a solution of the problem


  1. Francisco Baltazar - A poet who is popularly known for his pseudonym as Balagtas

  2. Spanish Colonization - Florante at Laura was written during that time/period

  3. Duke Briseo and Reyna Floresca - Florante’s parents

  4. Sultan Ali adab - Who was Aladin’s rival to her fiance Flerida?

  5. Menandro - Florante’s best friend in Athens 

  6. Adolfo - Florante’s mortal enemy in Albania

  7. Hari ng Krotona - Asked help from the town of Krotona 

  8. The meaning of Florante at Laura - The work is dedicated to “Selya”, Balagtas’ beloved at that time

  9. Jose de la Cruz - was the foremost exponent of the komedya during his time. 

  10. More than 300 years - Colonization of Spaniards 

  11. El Nuevo Dia (The New Day) By Sergio Osmena 1900. - Americans censors twice banned this and threatened Osmena with banishment because of his nationalistic writings

  12. El Grito Del Pueblo ( The Call of Nation ) By Pascual Poblete 1900

  13. El Renacimiento (The Rebirth) By Rafael Palma in 1901

  14. Kahapon, Ngayon, At Bukas written by Aurelio Tolentino depicting the suppression done by the Americans and their plan to colonize the Philippines

  15. Tanikalang Ginto of Juan Abad

  16. Malaya by Tomas Remigio

  17. Walang Sugat by Severino Reyes 

  18. Philippine Flag - It’s hoisted on June 12, 1898 as a symbol of our independence

  19.  Filipino Writers - They went into all forms of literature likes news reporting, poems, essays, novels, and plays 

  20. Nick Joaquin - He published his masterpiece at the age of 17 in the literary section of the pre-WWII Tribune

  21. Donya Lupeng Moreta - She is married with 3 children

  22. Guido - He is the younger cousin of Don Paeng Moreta who studied in Europe

  23. Amada - She is the cook of Moreta’s family, one of the Tadtarins 

  24. Entoy - He is the driver of Moreta’s Family

  25. Don Paeng Moreta - Highly moral husband of Donya Lupeng 

21st

  1. Prose - It is written in sentences and paragraphs.

  2. Literature - It is derived from the word litera, which means letter and has been defined differently by various writers. 

  3. Poetry - It is written in verse and stanzas

  4. Genre - It is a term given to literary composition as a distinctive type or category such as class, style, category, kind, and soft of. 

  5. Riddle - Is a puzzle or joke your state of ask that seems to be nonsense which has a clever answer

  6. Epigram - Is a brief, clever and memorable statement

  7. Literature - Refers to collected oral and written works of a society that depict the people’s beliefs, values, mores, aspirations, as well as their struggles in life. 

  8. Literature in pre-colonial time is basically oral and reflect community life-that is the subject is ordinary day-today life experience like household chores and food gathering. 

  9. Mono-rhyming heptasyllabic lines - refers to a poem which has every two lines with an identical rhyme or all the lines with the same rhyme

  10. Tanaga - is an extended form of the proverb expressing its message with intense emotion

  11. Folk Song - The Filipino is a lover of the lyric and these verses during pre-colonial times were in melodious tones.

  12. Lullaby - This is a mother’s song to calm a baby or put him to sleep.

  13. Love Songs or Serenade - Harana in tagalog

  14. Ambahan - Depicts human relationships and social entertainment and serves as a tool for teaching the young.

  15. Work song - Uses for their everyday chores

  16. Tagay - Drinking song

  17. Kanogon - Celebrating the life and praising the deeds of the dead

  18. Parang sibil - Focuses on the heroic feat of their legendary heroes 

  19. Duplo - It’s the forerunner of balagtasan 

  20. Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose Rizal 

  21. Florante at Laura by Francisco Balagtas 

  22. Mga Ibong Mandaragit by Amado V. Hernandez

  23. The Woman Who Had Two Navels by Nick Joaquin 

  24. Po-On A Novel by F. Sionil Jose

  25. Banaag at Sikat by Lope K. Santos

  26. Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco

  27. Dekada ‘70 by Lualhati Bautista 

  28. Achilles - The leader of Myrmidons son of Peleus and Thetis and principal greek champion

  29. Agamemnon - King of Mycenae, supreme commander of Achaean armies

  30. Grendel - A descendant of biblical murderer, Cain, An ogre who terrorizes Heorot, Hrothgar’s mead hall and kills the Danes. 

  31. Kriemhild - Princess of Kingdom of Burgundy, whose family rules from worms beside the Rhine.

  32. Gunther - He’s a renowned warrior and the King of Burgundy; he is the brother of the princess of Burgundy

  33.  The Nibelungenlied or The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem originally written in the dead language of Middle High German. 

  34. Greatland - Whence does Beowulf come

  35. Grendel hates the sound of Joy and music that is why he attacked Heorot 

  36. The 8th century bc - the IIiad thought to have been composed

  37. Agamemnon - Helen’s brother in law

  38. Hrothgar - Build Heorot 

  39. Damania Ligon Eugenio - Mother of Philippine Folklore

  40. Myth - It’s a fictitious narratives presented as historical but without basis of facts

  41. Folk Tales - They are stories or tales of the ancient times which usually project lessons that could imbibe young people 

  42. Legend - It’s either authentic or improbable stories popularly known as explanations of the origins of the phenomena 

  43. Fables - They are very brief stories or tales invented to embody morals and acted by animals or inanimate objects

  44. FIRST POV - When the writer uses “I” pronoun in the story

  45. Short Story - Its a brief prose narrative fiction that can be read in just one setting

  46. Falling Action -  The part of a fully developed plot that follows the climax

  47. Characters - It refers to persons who may be a man or a woman that acts and talks 

  48. Plot - Its an artistic arrangement of actions and events in a story 

  49. Short Story - It’s a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format

  50. Plot - Is what happens in a story 

  51. Beginning or Exposition - This is when characters and problems are introduced to the reader

  52.  Rising Action - This is where the problem and characters are developed through a series of actions that builds to the …

  53. Climax - This is where the problem is resolved in one way or another 

  54. Falling Point or Denouement - This is where the reader learns what happens as a result of the climax or the way in which the problem was solved

  55.  Resolution - Where the entire plot is wrapped up and there is a sense of closure for the reader

  56.  Characters :

-Protagonist - Main Character *Antagonist - Rival of the Protagonist 

  1. Setting - Have a time and place where the action in a set. 

  2. Theme - Main idea or underlying meaning

  3. Development - It consists of a number of incidents showing movement such as series of position and time or complication pointing to a solution of the problem


  1. Francisco Baltazar - A poet who is popularly known for his pseudonym as Balagtas

  2. Spanish Colonization - Florante at Laura was written during that time/period

  3. Duke Briseo and Reyna Floresca - Florante’s parents

  4. Sultan Ali adab - Who was Aladin’s rival to her fiance Flerida?

  5. Menandro - Florante’s best friend in Athens 

  6. Adolfo - Florante’s mortal enemy in Albania

  7. Hari ng Krotona - Asked help from the town of Krotona 

  8. The meaning of Florante at Laura - The work is dedicated to “Selya”, Balagtas’ beloved at that time

  9. Jose de la Cruz - was the foremost exponent of the komedya during his time. 

  10. More than 300 years - Colonization of Spaniards 

  11. El Nuevo Dia (The New Day) By Sergio Osmena 1900. - Americans censors twice banned this and threatened Osmena with banishment because of his nationalistic writings

  12. El Grito Del Pueblo ( The Call of Nation ) By Pascual Poblete 1900

  13. El Renacimiento (The Rebirth) By Rafael Palma in 1901

  14. Kahapon, Ngayon, At Bukas written by Aurelio Tolentino depicting the suppression done by the Americans and their plan to colonize the Philippines

  15. Tanikalang Ginto of Juan Abad

  16. Malaya by Tomas Remigio

  17. Walang Sugat by Severino Reyes 

  18. Philippine Flag - It’s hoisted on June 12, 1898 as a symbol of our independence

  19.  Filipino Writers - They went into all forms of literature likes news reporting, poems, essays, novels, and plays 

  20. Nick Joaquin - He published his masterpiece at the age of 17 in the literary section of the pre-WWII Tribune

  21. Donya Lupeng Moreta - She is married with 3 children

  22. Guido - He is the younger cousin of Don Paeng Moreta who studied in Europe

  23. Amada - She is the cook of Moreta’s family, one of the Tadtarins 

  24. Entoy - He is the driver of Moreta’s Family

  25. Don Paeng Moreta - Highly moral husband of Donya Lupeng