Lesson 2: Poetry and Metrical Romance Flashcards
What are the four poets taught in this lesson?
Tanaga, Ladino Poems, Corridos and Awit
This is an indigenous Filipino poem, traditionally in the tagalog language; consists of four lines with seven syllables each. It can also have rhyme schemes like AABB and ABAB.
Tanaga
What is Tanaga?
This is an indigenous Filipino poem, traditionally in the tagalog language; consists of four lines with seven syllables each. It can also have rhyme schemes like AABB and ABAB.
These were natives of the first Tagalog versifiers who saw print: highly literate in both Spanish and the vernacular.
Ladino Poems
What are Ladino Poems?
These were natives of the first Tagalog versifiers who saw print: highly literate in both Spanish and the vernacular.
These were widely read during the Spanish period that filled the populace’s need for entertainment; it is also a traditional Mexican song that has evolved over the past 200 years in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Corridos
What is the Corridos?
These were widely read during the Spanish period that filled the populace’s need for entertainment; it is also a traditional Mexican song that has evolved over the past 200 years in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
What is the Corrido about?
The corrido is a famous narrative metrical tale and poetry that forms a ballad. The songs are often about oppression, history, daily life for criminals, the vaquero lifestyle, and other socially relevant topics.
What is the meaning of the spanish word “corrido”?
It means: a metrical story.
This is a type of Filipino poem that consists of 12-syllable quatrains.
Awit
What is Awit?
This is a type of Filipino poem that consists of 12-syllable quatrains.
