This document provides an overview of different forms of Spanish colonial literature in the Philippines, including: 1. Corridos - chivalric poems about heroes, usually saints, that were often sung in religious processions. 2. Awit - narrative poems about the life of Jesus Christ from birth to death, sung during Lent. 3. Pasyon - dramatizations of the passion and death of Jesus Christ performed during Lent. 4. Cenaculo - melodramas depicting conflicts between Christians and Muslims, focused on battles and proofs of faith. The document then discusses other Spanish colonial literary forms like moro-moro plays, carillo shadow plays, duplo native

1. Spanish Colonial
Literature
Prepared by: Charielyn D. Baquilta

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3. A legendary religious narrative form
that usually details the lives of saints or
the history of a tradition.
CORRIDO

4. A chivalric poem about a hero usually
about a saint. It is also usually sung and
used in religious processions.
AWIT

5. A narrative poem about the life of Jesus
Christ, beginning from his birth and up to his
death. This is usually sung during Lenten
season.
PASYON

6. The dramatization of the passion of Christ. It
highlights the sufferings and death of Jesus
Christ, and it is also done during Lenten
season.
CENACULO

7. A blood –and –thunder melodrama depicting the conflict of
Christians and Muslims.
It is usually about battles to the death and the proofs of faith.
MORO –MORO or COMEDIA
DE CAPA Y ESPADA

8. A play that uses shadows as its main spectacle.
This is created by animating figures made from cardboard,
which are
projected onto a white screen.
CARILLO

9. The dramatic reenactment of St. Helena’s search for
the Holy Cross. St. Helena is the mother of Constantine and is
oftentimes credited to have influenced her son to be the great
Christian leader he is known today.
TIBAG

10. Native dramas that are connected
to Catholic mourning rituals and harvest
celebrations..
DUPLO OR KARAGATAN

11. probably one of the most famous forms of
entertainment back in the Spanish era. Zarsuelas are musical
comedies or melodramas that deal with the elemental passions
of human beings.
ZARSUELA

12. .
Group activity
Make a creative presentation on how important the Spanish colonial
literature for the 1st Century learners.

13. 1.What are the Spanish colonial forms of
literature?
2.Do you think it is important to learn
these types of literature?

14. Write TRUE if the statement is correct
and false if in correct.
1. Legends were long episodic chanted poems telling stories of
legendary heroes and their adventures.
2. Zarzuela and comedia are the same.
3. Poetry is a literary work in which special intensity is given to
the expression of feelings and ideas using distinctive style and
rhythm.
4. The bugtong was a riddle that used talinghaga or a
metaphor that helped convey the answer to the riddle.
5. CORRIDO is a legendary religious narrative form that usually
details the lives of saints or the history of a tradition.

15. 6. Carillo is the dramatic reenactment of St. Helena’s search for
the Holy Cross.
7. PASYON is a narrative poem about the life of Jesus Christ,
beginning from his birth and up to his death. This is usually
sung during Lenten season.
8. FOLKSONGS are beautiful songs that are informal expressions
of our ancestors’ experiences in life. These range from courtship
(which they sing in a harana or a serenade for a girl), to lullabies,
harvests, funerals, and others.
9. PROVERBS are like proverbs with one main difference: they
demand an answer and are used to test the wits of those who are
listening to them.
10. TALES are stories of origin for certain places, their names,
and them creation. These are also known as myths and legends.

16. Answer Key
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. False
10. True

17. Assignment
1. What is a poem?
2. Bring a copy of the poem “ Mayon” by: Kristian Sendon
Cordero