Its is a PowerPoint point presentation about the pre-colonial

1. PRE-COLONIAL
(--1564)

2. INTRODUCTION
Long before the Spaniards came to the
Philippines, Filipinos had a civilization of their
own. This civilization partly came from the Malay
settlers and partly from their response to the new
environment. Many of these customs and
traditions, government and way of life, have
come down to the present day, despite the
changes brought about by westernization and
modernization. This is why it is possible to know
about our distant past by simply observing some
customs and practices that have resisted change
and modernization.

3. Statement of concern
•Trace the historical transition of the Philippines
literature from pre-colonial period.
• Explain the significant features of the this period.

4. Discussion of each concern
• A TIMELINE OF PHILIPPINE LITERATURE
• 1. PRE-COLONIAL (-BC TO 1564)
• A. Characteristics
• 1. Based on oral traditions
• 2. Crude on ideology and phraseology
• B. Literary Forms
• 1. Oral Literature
• a. Riddles (bugtong)-battle of wits among participants
• tigmo-Cebu paktakon-Ilonggo patotdon-Bicol
• b. Proverbs (salawikain) -wise saying that contain a
• metaphor used to teach as a food for thought.
• c. Tanaga a mono-riming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lessons on life is "more emotionally charged than the terse proverb and thus has
affinities with the folk lyric".
• 2. Folk Songs-a form of fold lyric which expresses the hopes and aspirations, the people's lifestyles as well as their loves. These are often repetitive and
sonorous, didactic and naïve.
• a. Hele or oyayi-lullaby

5. • 3. Folk Tales
• a. Myths-explain how the world was created, how certain
animals possess certain characteristics, why some places
have waterfalls, volcanoes, mountains, flora or fauna.
• b. Legends-explain the origin of things c. Fables-used an
animal characters and allegory d. Fantastic Stories-deal with
underworld characters such as "tiyanak" "aswang" "kapre"
and others.
• 4. Epics-these are narratives of sustained legth based on
oral tradition revolving around supernatural events or
heroic deeds.