The awit ( Tagalog for "song" [1]) is a type of Filipino poem, consisting of 12-syllable quatrains. It follows the pattern of rhyming stanzas[ which?] 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]
See also
References
- ^ González, N.V.M. (2008). Mindoro and Beyond: Twenty-one Stories. UP Press. p. 243. ISBN 9789715425674. Retrieved August 10, 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ Smyth, David (2000). The Canon in Southeast Asian Literatures. Psychology Press. p. 52. ISBN 9780700710904. Retrieved August 10, 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ Herbert, Patricia (1989). South-East Asia: Languages and Literatures: a Select Guide. University of Hawaii Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780824812676. Retrieved August 10, 2016 – via Google Books.
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