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Period of Emergence

The document outlines four periods of Philippine literature: the Pre-Colonial Period from 1898-1910, the Apprenticeship Period from 1910-1935, the Emergent Period from 1935-1945, and the Contemporary Period from 1945-1985. It provides details on the Emergent Period when the Philippines gained independence and experienced the Japanese occupation, and discusses the haiku, tanaga, and usual form poems that emerged during this time to express social and political themes. Samples of poems written in these forms are included to illustrate their characteristics.

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Period of Emergence

The document outlines four periods of Philippine literature: the Pre-Colonial Period from 1898-1910, the Apprenticeship Period from 1910-1935, the Emergent Period from 1935-1945, and the Contemporary Period from 1945-1985. It provides details on the Emergent Period when the Philippines gained independence and experienced the Japanese occupation, and discusses the haiku, tanaga, and usual form poems that emerged during this time to express social and political themes. Samples of poems written in these forms are included to illustrate their characteristics.

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Period and Frames of Philippine
Literature

I. Pre – Colonial Period (1898 - 1910)


II. Apprenticeship Period (1910 - 1935)
III.Emergent Period (1935 - 1945)
IV.Contemporary Period (1945 - 1985)
Vacation days at last are here, We simply rest to come again
And we have time for fun so To school where boys and girls
dear, obtain
All boys and girls do gladly The Creator’s gift to men
cheer, Whose sanguine hopes in us
This welcomed season of the remain.
year. Vacation means a time for play
In early June in school we’ll For young and old in night and
meet; day
A harder task shall we complete My wish for all is to be gay,
And if we fail we must repeat And evil none lead you astray
That self same task without
retreat.
- Juan F. Salazar
Period of Emergence
(1935-1945)
• Commonwealth and Japanese Occupation
• Time of self – discovery and of rapid
growth
Qualities of the
Writers
• The writers consciously and purposefully
to create a national literature.
• The writers had gained full control of the
English language and could successfully
manipulate it as a literary medium.
• Experimentation with different literary
forms and techniques and moods was the
fashion.
Three Groups of Writers who
Emerged

Concerned with:
• social consciousness
• craftsmanship
• local color
Japanese Occupation (1941 - 1945)

Three types of poem:


1. Haiku
2. Tanaga
3. Usual Form
Haiku
• Free verse
• It is made up of seventeen (17)
syllables divided into three (3) lines.
• The first line has five, the second –
seven and the third – five. It is
allegorical in meaning, short and
covers a wide scope in meaning.
Sample Haiku
Tagalog version: English version:

Tutubi Dragonfly

Hila mo’y tabak (5) You’re pulling a saber


Ang bulaklak nanginig (7) The flowers shivered
Sa paglapit mo (5) When you approached
Tanaga
• Has measure and rhyme.
• Each line has seven syllables
and is also allegorical in
meaning.
Sample Tanaga
Tagalog version English version

my life is like the color


ang hating-gabing kulay of midnight, gloomy and dark
tulad ng aking buhay when will the morning arrive
kaylan masisilayan to warm the coldness of my heart
ang liwanag ng araw
As a Theresian, how can you make use
of freedom for writing in alleviating the
condition of the victims of violence?
We need to study Philippine
Literature during the Period of
Emergence because __________.
Assignment (short bondpaper)
• Write a short poem on how you can help
alleviate the condition of violence.

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