Japanese Era . PPTX.......................

21 st Century

1. JAPANESE COLONIAL ERA 1941- 1945

2. ESCAPE FROM REALITY Many wrote plays,  poems, short stories , etc. Topics and themes were often about life in the provinces . They started writing fantasy and romance.

3. The Japanese forbade the use of English Literature

4. Philippine Literature in English come to a hault . Except for the TRIBUNE and PHILIPPINE REVIEW , almost all newspaper in English were stopped by the Japanese.

5. EFFECT ON FILIPINO LITERATURE This had an advantageous effect on Filipino literature, which experienced renewed attention because writers in English turned to writing in Filipino.

6. EFFECT ON FILIPINO LITERATURE Juan Laya , who use to write in English turned to Filipino because of the strict prohibitions of the Japanese regarding any writing in English.

7. FILIPINO LITERATURE Poetry Filipino drama Short Stories Philippine Literature in English

8. Filipino poetry The common theme of most poems during the Japanese occupation was nationalism, country, love and life in barrios faith, religion and the arts.

9. Three types of poems Haiku A poem of free verse that the Japanese like. It was made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines, 5-7-5 . The haiku is allegorical in meaning, is short and covers a wide scope in meaning.

10. HAIKU The tree shape I blew From a little drop of paint Looks like a dancer

11. Refreshing and cool, Love is a sweet summer rain that washes the world. HAIKU

12. Three types of poems 2. Tanaga It consists of four lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line – syllabic verse, with an AABB rhyme scheme.

13. Three types of poems 3. Karaniwang Anyo (Usual form) It is the usual and common form of poetry. Sonnets are the most popular forms of usual form poetry. They are fourteen lines long, and typically centre around the topic of love.

14. Filipino drama The drama experienced a lull during the Japanese because movie houses showing American films were closed. Many of the plays were reproductions of English plays to Tagalog.

15. FILIPINO SHORT STORY The field of the short story widened.

16. Philippine literature in english Because of the strict prohibitions imposed by the Japanese in the writing and publishing works in English. Philippine Literature in English experienced a dark period .