Torres, Keana Kyle A. - Written Work 1
1. What do you know about the different Literary Periods in Philippine Literature?
The literature present in the Philippines developed while the country battled for freedom. Each historical period of the country is filled with culture and history. It has something to do with the development of its literature. The various literary periods have left an indelible mark on the Filipino language through their rich impact and vital contribution.
The Pre-Colonial period is the first of six significant periods in Philippine Literature. The pre-colonial period is the start of literary forms. It was said that Filipinos already had their own culture, art, and style even before the Spaniards colonized our country. Oral literature, folk song, folk tales, and epics were the four literary genres prevalent in pre-colonial Philippine literature. Our islanders' pre-colonial residents demonstrate a rich history through folk speeches, folk songs, folk tales and, indigenous rites.
Former European powers developed and preserved our literature throughout the Spanish colonization period. When the Spanish colonized the Philippines, there were two distinct types of literature: religious and secular. During this time, Spanish was adopted as a communication language. Early catechisms featured religious poetry composed by ladino poets or people skilled in Spanish and Tagalog, intended to teach Filipinos the Spanish language and other prose tales to prescribe correct etiquette. By writing on the destructive impacts of colonization, Philippine writers could use language to their advantage.
Propaganda and Revolutionary period. During this time, the language changed from Spanish to Tagalog. Propaganda literature, such as political essays and novels, and revolutionary literature were popular literary forms. It was reform in character, with parody, editorials, and other forms of expression used to highlight the Spaniards' mistreatment.
During the American colonial period, Americans brought fresh additions in Philippine literature. Even though America's occupation of the Philippines was brief, they introduced the western tradition to enhance our country's literature. English was taught to schools and new literary genres.
The most recent colonization was during the Japanese era. English-language Philippine literature was prohibited during the Japanese occupation, and the Filipino language was required. The Japanese authorities, who despise Americans, tried everything to divert Filipino sympathies away from them. During this time, Japanese culture also brought fiction into Philippine literature.
Human rights were oppressed and constrained under martial law, particularly journalistic freedom. Despite strict censorship, writers employed symbolism and allegories to convey their points.
Although poetry, prose, and short tales continue to be popular, writing has become fiercely intense and sophisticated across the country. During the Contemporary Era, writers are persuaded to participate in seminars, and annual literary awards ceremonies are organized. The Commission on Higher Education's new mandate is that all tertiary colleges teach Philippine Literature, emphasizing the study of vernacular literature or regional literature.
2. What are the essential elements of the literary pieces under different periods of Philippine literature?
To conclude a composition, a writer must appeal to our sentiments and emotions through numerous literary components. Several literary features play a crucial role. The seven essential elements are plot, theme, characters, settings, point of view, conflict, and resolution.
A plot is an order in which situations, concepts, or happenings occur. The plot is the order in which events appear. It's what makes your reader want to keep reading the book or put the book down, and it's also what catches their interest. The theme is also one of the elements; it is a significant concept or topic conveyed by an author and interpreted by a reader. All literary forms have the same core notion. It represents youth, experience, life, death, and reality. Next is characters; they assist readers in understanding their story. Writers employ characters to carry out activities and deliver a speech, allowing the story to progress along a plotline. Different forms of conflicts and tensions and various types of resolves are created by different types of characters in a story. Then settings are the period and location that an author selects for a literary work. The setting impacts the storyline, character building, atmosphere, and subject of the narrative. It also affects the storyline since it engages the reader and helps them imagine the events and setting in which the story is conveyed. This might contain elements like place, time, and era, but it should also include how objects appear, smell, taste, feel, and sound. Another aspect of the narrative that a writer uses to tell the story is the point of view. Authors use the first-person or third-person point of view. Everything in your storyline is experienced through the eyes of this character. Writers utilize point of view (POV) to communicate their own or characters' feelings. The point of view (POV) of a story is the author's attempt to transmit the experiences to the reader. In literature, conflict is the problem that the characters are going through. The protagonist or main character is linked to the story's struggle in some manner. When there is enough tension and twists in a narrative, it becomes compelling and intriguing. Internal or external conflicts are both possible. Finally, a tale's conclusion is the final ingredient and is thus essential to conclude a story satisfactorily. The resolution enables a story to finish without dragging on or leaving the reader puzzled or unhappy.
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