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The awit is a form of Filipino poetry. Its literal translation into English is "song," although in the context of poetry, it is closer to the Narrative . CHARACTERISTICS The following are characteristics observed in the awit, '' Florante At Laura ''. # 4 lines/stanza; # 12 syllables/line; # a rhyme scheme of AAAA (in the Tagalog manner of rhyming described by Jose Rizal in Tagalische Verskunst ); # a slight pause on the sixth syllable; # each stanza is usually a complete grammatically-correct sentence; # each stanza is full of figures of speech (according to Fernando Monleon , Balagtas used 28 types in 395 instances throughout the poem); # the author is usually anonymous; FAMOUS AWITS |
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