LITERARY ANALYIS NO.

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THE EPIC STORY OF HINILAWOD
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The story Hinilawod is one of the longest epic in Philippine Literature. The text that you be reading is the
shorten version of this classic Filipino epic. For this analysis, place your answer on a clean bond paper.

I. PRE-READING

Before reading the story of Hinilawod, I want you to search some basic information about origin
of the epic. Accomplish this written work by answering the basic questions. Use the picture
below as your guide in answering.

1. Where did the story Hinilawod

originate, in what part of the
country?

2. Who discovered the story

Hinilawod? How did he discover it?

3. How many verses are found in the

original text of the epic Hinilawod?

II. DURING READING

The story that would be reading is the English and narrative version of the epic Hinilawaod.
Access the story in Google Classroom. Please make sure that when you read the story, you are
prepared. If there are any words that are unfamiliar to you, you can search them using your
dictionary. Consider the following guide questions while reading the story.

1. How did Alunsina and Datu Paubari got married?

2. Who are the sons of Alunsina and Datu Paubari?

3. Who are the monsters in the story?

4. Why the story is entitled Hinilawod?

5. How did the story ended?

Please note that you are encouraged to read several time the story. The more your read the
story, the better. If you are having difficulty understanding the story, you can watch the
multimedia version of the story on YouTube.
III. AFTER-READING

The story of Hinilawod is full of characters. For this activity, you are going to identify all
characters mentioned in the story and give a description for each of the character. Use the table
below as your guide. Tip: there are at least 28 characters mentioned in the story. There is a
sample answer for you.

HINILAWOD CHARACTERS

CHARACTERS DESCRIPTION

1. Alunsina Goddess of the Eastern Sky, wife of Datu Paubari

2.

3.

25

26

27

28

After listing all the characters, you are now going to make a family tree based on the story of
Alunisa and Datu Paubari. You are free to exercise your creativity in making this activity.

FAMILY TREE

For the family tree, you are just to include the major characters in the story. Use a clean short
bond paper for the family tree. Again, any form of a family tree as long as the characters are
identified.
IV. REFLECTING FROM THE TEXT

This learning task will help you achieve a deeper understanding of the story. Answer the
following questions. Provide at least 2 sentences and a maximum of 5 sentences. Place your
answers in a bond paper.

1. What is the importance of knowing the folk story of Hinilawod as student of

literature?

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2. What are the valuable lessons that we could get from the story Hinilawod?

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3. What makes Hinilawod different from the epics or stories that you when you
were still in junior high school?

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