Awit (poem) explained

The awit (Tagalog for "song"[1]) is a type of Filipino poem, consisting of 12-syllable quatrains. It follows the pattern of rhyming stanzas established in the Philippine epic Pasyon. It is similar in form to the corrido.[2]

One influential work in the awit form is Florante at Laura, an 1838 narrative poem by Francisco Balagtas.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: González, N.V.M. . Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty-one Stories . 243 . Google Books . UP Press . 2008 . 9789715425674 . August 10, 2016.
  2. Book: Smyth, David . The Canon in Southeast Asian Literatures . . 52 . Google Books . 2000 . 9780700710904 . August 10, 2016.
  3. Book: Herbert, Patricia . South-East Asia: Languages and Literatures: a Select Guide . . 160 . Google Books . 1989 . 9780824812676 . August 10, 2016.

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