Guerero-He collected the best of his poem in a book called Crisalidas, and one of the poems

written in this book was "INVOCACION A RIZAL"

Balmori -Well-known for his pen name of Batikuling. He and Manuel Bernabe participated in a
debate on the topic - "REMEMBRANCE and FORGETFULNESS"

Pre-colonial -This is the literary period before the coming of the Spaniards and considered as the
first and longest literary history among the other periods

Epic-This is a long narrative poem about quests and exciting adventures of a hero with unusual
strength and power

Fables-These are stories intended to teach human values with animals as major characters
attributing human qualities

Folk tale-It is an imagination narrative story told by ancient group of people

Pre-colonial-early times-1564
Spanish-Colonial-1565-1898
American-1899-1945
Contemporary-1946-present
Doctrina Christiana- It was the first book published in the Philippines
dung-aw - This is a chant in free verse by a bereaved person or his representative beside the
corpse of the dead
Marcelo H. del Pilar – founded the nationalistic newspaper called “Diariong Tagalog”
Baltazar- He is known for his “Florante at Laura” whose metrical measurement and rhyming
pattern reate a beautiful imagery in the reader’s eyes.
Abadilla- was known to be one of the best poets of his century wrote other genres of literature
for he believed that there was no assurance of being an agent of poetry
 Expanding Vocabulary(My Brother’s Peculiar Chicken)
*During the rise of Tagalog_literature,versification was shown not only in verses but also in drama.
Lyric Poetry-This is a kind of poetry which expresses emotions,mood and reflection of the musical
language of the poet

Ode- It is a majestic type of lyric poetry with expression of enthusiasm and dignity to someone
loved

Structure-Elements of poetry that refers to the arrangement of words and lines to fit together and
the organization of the parts from the whole
Ballad- This is a form of a narrative poetry that is considered to be the simplest and shortest form.