Answer:
Legends, folk tales, Epigrams, riddles, chants, sayings
Explanation:
Question was: What are the characteristics of pre-Hispanic literature? Explain each of them.
- legends: a form of prose the common theme of which is about the origin of a thing, place, location or name. The events are imaginary, devoid of truth and unbelievable. Old Filipino customs are reflected in these legends. Its aim is to entertain
- folk tales: Folk tales are made up of stories about life, adventure, love, horror and humor where one can derive lessons about life. These are useful to us because they help unappreciated our environment, evaluate our personalities and improve our perspectives in life
- chants: Used in witchcraft or enchantment
- riddles: These are made up of one or more measured lines with rhyme and may consist of four to 12 syllables
- sayings: Often used intaking or to comment on a person’s actuations
- maxims: Some are rhyming couplets with verses of 5, 6 or 8 syllables, each line having the same number of syllables
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