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LITERATURE
 1-3 The word literature derived
from the latin word:
*_________ which means letter.
*_________ which means writing.
*_________ means learning.
4. It is a body of work, either
written, oral, visual, containing
imaginative language that
realistically portrays thought,
emotions and experiences of the
human condition.
5. this is the quality that appeals to our
sense of beauty.

6. Great literature is timeless and

timely.
7. it can be read repeatedly as each
reading gives fresh delight and new
insights and opens a new world of
meaning and experience.
8. “literature that evokes a
concentrated imaginative awareness of
experience or a specific emotional
response through language chosen and
arranged for its meaning, sound, and
rhythm.”
9. Consists of poems that deal with
emotions or feelings.
10. Is referred to as a story-telling
verse. These are poems that narrate
stories.
11. Consists of poems in which
everything is conveyed through the
words of a single speaker who reveals
a background circumstances and
conflicts, and provides insight into his
or her own character as well as that of
the others
12. the speaker converses with a silent
listener who is present during his or
her moment of crisis.
13. the speaker recites in long verse his
or her private thoughts and feelings to
no one in particular; rather; he or she
directs this to the audience.
14. Has all the characteristics of poetry
such as vivid imagery, poetic meter,
heightened emotion, and language play
– except that it is written in sentences.
15. does not adhere to the rules of
rhyme, rhythm, and meter; rather, it
employs a language characterized by
its close semblance to the patterns of
everyday speech.
16. is a form of narrative that tells
about imaginary characters and
events.
17. prose writing based on real people
and events is classified as nonfiction.
18. Is defined as a “composition in
verse or prose intended to portray life
or character or to tell a story usually
involving conflicts and emotions
through action and dialogue; it is
typically designed for theatrical
performance”.
19. a group of people who live
outside the area in which they had
lived for a long time or in which their
ancestors lived.
20. may either in kundiman or a
lullaby (oyayi).
21. are comprised of myths, legends,
and fables.
22. which are in the forms of
proverbs, sayings, and riddles.
23. as religious texts, recount the
Passion and death of Jesus Christ.
24. is the first book printed in the
Philippines.
25. Pen name of Jose Rizal
26. pen name of Mariano Ponce
27. pen name of Marcelo H. Del Pilar
28. pen name of Jose Maria
Panganiban
29. pen name of Antonio Luna
30. is a Philippine Christmas dramatic
ritual narrating the Holy Family’s
search for a place to stay in Bethlehem
for Jesus Christ’s birth through song.
31. is a play that depicts a betting
game between couple whom either one
would not like to wash the dishes. The
play is filled with humor and antiques
32. The short story revolves around
one thing – Freedom.
33. A poem written by
Philippine national hero Dr José
Rizal on the eve of his execution on
30 December 1896.
34. He was a celebrated figure in the
Philippine Revolution and a leading
propagandist for reforms in the
Philippines.
35. Father of the Philippine
Revolution