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    Tanaga is a type of Filipino poem consisting of four lines with seven syllables each, following a consistent rhyme scheme. While traditionally having no title, the modern Tanaga still uses the 7-7-7-7 syllable structure but allows for varying rhyme forms such as AABB, ABAB, or ABBA as well as freestyle patterns like AAAB or ABCD. The example provided translates to "Steadfast you remain/Should old currents wane/I am but humble moss/To you I shall cling fast."

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    Tanaga is a type of Filipino poem consisting of four lines with seven syllables each, following a consistent rhyme scheme. While traditionally having no title, the modern Tanaga still uses the 7-7-7-7 syllable structure but allows for varying rhyme forms such as AABB, ABAB, or ABBA as well as freestyle patterns like AAAB or ABCD. The example provided translates to "Steadfast you remain/Should old currents wane/I am but humble moss/To you I shall cling fast."

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    CW Tanaga

    Uploaded by

    Jhandy Elpa
    Tanaga is a type of Filipino poem consisting of four lines with seven syllables each, following a consistent rhyme scheme. While traditionally having no title, the modern Tanaga still uses the 7-7-7-7 syllable structure but allows for varying rhyme forms such as AABB, ABAB, or ABBA as well as freestyle patterns like AAAB or ABCD. The example provided translates to "Steadfast you remain/Should old currents wane/I am but humble moss/To you I shall cling fast."

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    TANAGA

    • a type of Filipino poem.

    • consisting of four lines with seven


    syllables each with the same rhyme at
    the end of each line.

    • a 7-7-7-7 Syllabic verse.


    • Tanagas traditionally do not have any
    titles.

    • The modern Tanaga still uses the 7777


    syllable count, but rhymes range from
    dual rhyme forms:
    • AABB
    • ABAB
    • ABBA to freestyle forms such as
    AAAB, BAAA, or ABCD.
    "Katitibay ka Tulos
    Sakaling datnang agos!
    Ako'y mumunting lumot
    sa iyo'y pupulupot.”
    Translation by Jardine Davies

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