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Bugtong: Literary Form Example

This document defines and provides examples of various Filipino literary forms: 1) It describes riddles, tanagas, ambahans, duplos, haranas, pasyons, awits, koridos, zarzuelas, and cenakulos - providing definitions and examples of each form. 2) The tanaga, ambahan, awit, and pasyon are traditional Filipino poetic forms that follow specific structural conventions like line length and rhyme schemes. 3) Other forms like harana, duplo, and cenakulo involve singing, storytelling, or dramatic performances of important narratives.

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Bugtong: Literary Form Example

This document defines and provides examples of various Filipino literary forms: 1) It describes riddles, tanagas, ambahans, duplos, haranas, pasyons, awits, koridos, zarzuelas, and cenakulos - providing definitions and examples of each form. 2) The tanaga, ambahan, awit, and pasyon are traditional Filipino poetic forms that follow specific structural conventions like line length and rhyme schemes. 3) Other forms like harana, duplo, and cenakulo involve singing, storytelling, or dramatic performances of important narratives.

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LITERARY FORM DEFINITION EXAMPLE

"Nandiyan na si kaka, bubuka-


A riddle is a statement, bukaka"
-Gunting

Bugtong question or phrase having a


double or veiled meaning,
put forth as a puzzle to be

What comes once in a minute,


twice in a moment but never in
solved. a thousand years?
-Letter M

The Tanaga is an indigenous


type of Filipino poem, that is Parang talang marikit

Tanaga used traditionally in the Tagalog


language. The modern tanaga is
used in a variety of Philippine
May taglay na pang-akit
Hangad niyang makamit
languages and English due to Wag sanang ipagkait
popularity in the 20th century.

The ambahan is a traditional


poetic form of the Hanunoo Kawayan sa marigit
Mangyans. Like the Filipino Pag tanaw ko palapit

Ambahan tanaga, each line of the


ambahan contains seven
Labong pa siyang kay liit
Nnag daanan ko pabalik
syllables. Many ambahans are Siksikan mga tinik
about nature, life and death, Mainam nang pang-sahig!
love and relationships.
The Duplo replace the
Karagatan. This is a poetic joust

Duplo in speaking and reasoning. The


roles are taken from the Bible
and from proverbs and saying.
Halaw sa Talindaw nina Efren
Abueg

It is usually played during wakes


for the dead.

Harana was a traditional form Dungawin mo Hirang


of courtship in the Philippines

Harana wherein men introduced


themselves and/or wooed
Kay lungkot ng hatinggabi

women by singing underneath ni Ruben Tagalog


her window at night.

The Pasyón is a Philippine epic


narrative of the life of Jesus
Christ, focused on his Passion, "Casaysayan nang Pasiong

Pasyon Death, and Resurrection. In


stanzas of five lines of eight
syllables each, the standard
Mahal ni Hesucristong
Panginoon Natin na Sucat Ipag-
alab nang Puso nang Sinomang
elements of epic poetry are Babasa"
interwoven with a colourful,
dramatic theme.

The awit (Tagalog for "song") is a


type of Filipino poem,

Awit consisting of 12-syllable


quatrains. It follows the pattern
Florante at Laura ni Francisco
Balagtas
of rhyming stanzas established
in the Philippine epic
The korido refers to metrical
romances in octosyllabic (8

Korido syllables) verse called 'hakira'


while the awit is in
Ibong Adarna ni Jose Dela Cruz

dodecasyllabic (12 syllables)


verse called 'plosa.

Zarzuela (Spanish
pronunciation: [θaɾˈθwela]) is a Walang Sugat ni Severino

Zarzuela Spanish lyric-dramatic genre


that alternates between spoken
and sung scenes, the latter
Reyes

Paglipas ng Dilim ni Preecioso


incorporating operatic and Palma at Leon Ignacio
popular songs, as well as dance.

Senakulo is a nationwide
event that helps devout
locals relieve biblical events
pertinent to the life,

Cenakulo tribulations and ultimate


sacrifice of Jesus Christ. It was
Passion of Christ
The Bible
named after the Upper Room
(Cenacle), which is thought to
be the place where the Last
Supper was held.

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