During this period, Jose Rizal’s works such as Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo were written to awake the mind of our countrymen: Spanish Period. The Philippines had literature such as legends, folktakes, folksongs, and the like. : . In this period, religious books were written, such as Doctrina Cristiana and Urbana and Felisa, to support or contradict the Catholic Church: Spanish Period. These are sacred narrative explaining how the world and man came to be in their present form: Epics. Filipino literature was given a break during this period for the Filipino literature was prohibited from using. Many wrote plays, poems, short stories, etc. Topics and themes were often about life in the provinces. : Japanese Period. Philippine regional literature can be BEST described as _____: Dynamic. Philippine myths show that ancient Filipinos believed in one supreme god and in a number of lesser gods and goddesses: True. A valid observation of literary development in the Philippines is that _______: Literature developed alongside Philippine history.. Imagery in poetry pertains to _____________. : Mental pictures. It is a body of work, either written, oral, or visual, containing imaginative language that realistically portrays thought, emotions, and experiences of the human condition: Literature. This period presented new trends in writing using modern technology: 21st Century Period. It is the point in a work of literature where a character has a sudden insight or realization that changes his or her understanding: Epiphany