before the term flash fiction become

FLASH FICTION popular.

 Refers to a largely fictional work of relative
brevity.
 It is said to not have more than 50 words
but other said it can have as many as a
thousand words.
EXAMPLES OF DAGLI
 It appeared on a regular basis in
newspapers and magazines as early as
the first few years of the American
occupation of the Philippines.

 also called “short short story,” “micro-

fiction,” “micro -narrative,” and “sudden  POPULAR FILIPINO WRITERS OF DAGLI

fiction.” - Jose Corazon de Jesus

 Bob Batchelor (2011) -Lope K. Santos

- It is also known as the “smoke- - Teodoro Agoncillo

long” story in China because one is likely
- Rolando Tolentino
to finish reading it before he/she finishes
smoking a stick of cigarette. - Aristotle Atienza

 It’s origin traces to older genres such a

fable and parable.
 A Jeepney Tapestry

- By: Charlotte Aninion- De Guzman

NOTABLE AUTHORS/ WRITERS OF FLASH
 Morsels of Memory
FICTION

- By: Charlotte Aninion- De Guzman

 Ernest Hemingway- American writer

 Italo Calvino- Italian Writer

CHARACTERISTICS OF FLASH FICTION

 TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE FORM

TEXTULA
- Use of certain narrative elements.
 It traces its origin to the traditional Tagalog
poetry called Tanaga, which consist of four
 Because of the limited length, flash fiction is (4) lines with seven (7) syllables each.
not so detailed, thus leaving more than
enough room for interpretations.
TANAGA’S RHYME SCHEME

- the tanaga may vary in terms of rhyme

PHILIPPINE FLASH FICTION
scheme:

 the basic or AAAA rhyme scheme

 Flash Fiction is equivalent to--- dagli.
 the enclosed or ABBA ryhme scheme
 DAGLI (known as inipit in Filipino)

- Some scholars said that Dagli had  the alternate or ABAB ryhme scheme
already been around for decades even (known as salitan in Filipino)

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 the AABB rhyme scheme (also known as
sunuran in Filipino)
 An early example of this poetic form is
attributed to the friars Juan de Noceda
and Pedro de Sanlucar
 Mga Textula nila Atilla Roma at Adle
Enriquez
FLIPTOP/ RAP
BATTLE
 It is a contemporary type of poetry.
 It traces its origins to hip-hop culture
which includes, among others in art forms,
the rap, disc jockeying and break
dancing
 Rap in the Philippines started to blossom
in the 80’s and 90’s through the popular
rappers like Francis M. and Andrew E.
 Fliptop Battle reached its universal
fanbase in 2006 through social media
outlets like Youtube which paved the way
for fliptop rap to reach every household
 In 2010, Alaric Riam Yuson (known as
Anygma), started Fliptop Battle in the
Philippines
 - Similar to the old balagtasan, “poetic
debate,” “poetic jousting,” or “poetic
wrestling,” the rap used in Fliptop Battle is
poetry in rhythm to a beat or imagined beat.
The Fliptop Battle centers around three
important elements:
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1. content which is the poetry
component
2. flow, that refers to the use of rhythm
and rhyme, and
3. delivery, which pertains to the
performance.
 This contemporary type of poetry is a
combination of theater, poetry and music.
 It promotes freedom of expression, freedom
from censorship, and paves an avenue for
creative expression of rhythmic poetry
through colorful language.
 BLKD Verse Versus Apekz by Allen Jordan
Blog
 is the shortened version of the term “web
log”
 it refers to a regularly updated journal on
the internet
 the term is said to have come from the
words “weblog” coined by John Barger
in 1997, and
 then shortened to “blog” by Peter
Merholz in 1999.
 Blogger – the person with a blog
 refers more to a modality – rather than to a
literary form – through which something is
shared. This modality entails the use of
cyberspace, that most notable
achievement of the IT revolution, which has
 converted the world into the proverbial
“global village.”
 A diary, letter, short story, vignette,
poem, journalistic narrative, even a novel
may be posted on the internet as part of a
blog.
 may be classified according to their
purposes:
1. Art blog – is one that posts artistic works
2. Photo blog – shows photographs
3. Music blog – discusses one or many
musical genres
4. Educational blog – concerns itself with
educational matters
5. Personal blog – shows one’s personal
musings on a given topic or topics
 Twitter – falls under the category of
microblogs which allow a limited number
of words for every message posted
 Blogs “democratize” the public
sphere by giving the opportunity to
individuals, regardless of their social status,
gender, or race, to articulate their thoughts
and opinions on issues whether local or
international.
 You Are Not Your Facebook Profile
-By: Ann Luna
 HAHA
-By: Ann Luna
The Lyrical Essay
 Lyric – is a poem that expresses personal
emotions.
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 it has a certain musicality and rhythm to it,
and communicates the poet’s feelings
through figurative language.
 Essay – is a prose composition that
conveys the writer’s views about a
particular subject.
 These two literary genres seem to be
on opposing poles:
 Lyric – expresses through an almost-
musical weaving of verse;
 Essay – expresses through
straightforward narrative or expository
sentences.
Lyrical essay
 is a form of creative nonfiction that
combines both prose and poetry.
 the writer uses sensory images (can be of
a person, a place, an object, an event or a
memory) to craft the essay rather than
simply narrating, explaining, or arguing a
point.
 recreates an experience and evokes
emotions in the reader by using sensory
details – descriptions that express what the
writer sees, hears, smells, tastes, touches,
and feels.
 it is not organized as a narrative in
chronological order .
 it is comprised of a series of fragmented
images using poetic language (such as
alliteration, assonance, internal rhyme, and
rhythm) rather than a series of events
unfolding one after the next.
 a new literary form considered by some
writers as having been “born” when the
literary journal The Seneca Review
defined and featured the genre in 1997.

 The Seneca Review defines the
lyrical essay as having the following
unique features:
1. Combines prose and poetry
2. Constructed from a distillation of
ideas
3. Mentions but doesn’t expound
4. Suggestive but not exhaustive
5. Relies on associations, imagery,
and connotation
6. Makes reference to other genres,
such as film, music, literature
7. Arranged in fragments as a mosaic
8. Based on stories that are
metaphors
9. Based on intimate voice
10. Crafted with lyrical language
 Since it is a new genre, it does not have
exact definition and scope.
 Passage
- By: Charlotte Aninion de Guzman
 In the darkness of the universe
- By: Samantha Kirsten Lucas
THE
PHOTOGRAPHIC
ESSAY
“A picture paints a thousand words.”
 Photographic Essay
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 Is a series of pictures that evokes an
emotion, conveys an idea, or tells a
story.
 It expresses an artist’s personal ideas
through narration or exposition in the same
way an essay does, but it does so
through photographs.
 As with all visual texts, images take
primacy over words in a photo essay.
 It may come with explanatory
paragraphs, but most of the time, the
words are minimal – a title, captions, and
some details to indicate context (when and
where the photos were taken, or other
pieces of information).
 A photo essay may also propose an
argument, challenge our beliefs, or
encourage us to reflect on our values, think
critically and form opinions.
Two Types of Photo Essay
1. Narrative Photo Essay
- tells a story through a sequence of
events or actions.
- may follow an individual or activity
over a period of time and present this
story in chronological order.
2. Thematic Photo Essay
- focuses on a central theme and
presents photos relevant to that theme
Elements in Creating a Photo
Essay:
1. The story
A photo essay expresses a central
message or tells a story. The pictures
make logical sense to the viewer/reader
even without a detailed written article.
2. The range of photos
 A photo essay is comprised of variety
of photos. There may be some wide
angle shots, some detailed, some
portraits, some aerial perspectives. The
variety adds to its depth and artistry.

3. The order of the photos

The logical and creative sequence of

the photos is very important in
communicating the central idea of the
photo essay.

4. Information and emotion

The photos provide information to

convey context, and effectively evoke
emotion.

5. Captions

The words chosen by the artist work

together with the images to produce
meaning.

 Jun Ronquillo Tulao

 Born and raised in Kawit, Cavite

 A professional video editor and

photographer with passion for randomly
capturing life as it unfolds.

 His website, www.juntulao.com., features a

diverse range of photographic subjects –
from portraiture, bodyscape, an landscape,
to fashion, events, and food.

 Some of his photographs have appeared in

the National Geographic website.

 Biyernes Santo

- By Jun Ronquillo Tulao

 Aliwan sa Liwasan

- Mary Ann Principe

- Gege Redita

-Justin Harvey

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