JAPAN

Advantageous Effect on
Filipino Literature
 Writers in English turned in writing
Filipino
Ex. Juan Laya

 By this time the “LIWAYWAY” was placed

under the surveillance until it was managed by
a Japanese named Ishiwara.
Advantageous Effect on
Filipino Literature
 Advantageous Effect on
Filipino Literature

Filipino literature was given a break during

this period.
Writers wrote:
Plays, Poem, Short Stories, etc.

Life in the province

- common topic and theme
 FILIPINO POETRY
DURING THIS PERIOD
Themes for Poems:
nationalism faith
country religion

love arts
life in the barrios
 3 Types of Poems

1. HAIKU
a poem of free verse that the
Japanese liked. It was made up of
17 syllables divided into three
lines. The first line had 5 syllables,
the second 7 syllables and the third
have 5. The HAIKU is allegorical in
meaning, in short and covers a
wide scope in meaning.
 Examples:
Haiku
By Gonzalo K. Flores

Tutubi Dragonfly

Hila mo’y tabak… You’re pulling a saber

Ang bulaklak, nanginig! The flowers shivered
Sa paglapit mo. When you approached

Anyaya Invitation

Ulilang damo Lonely grass

Sa tahimik na ilog By the quiet river
Halika, sinta. Come, love
 2. TANAGA
like the HAIKU, is short but it had
measure and rhyme. Each line had 7
syllables and is also allegorical in
meaning.
Examples:
Tanaga
ni Ildefonso Santos
Palay Palay

Palay siyang matino He’s a behave palay

Nang humangi’y Who bowed when the
yumuko, wind blews
Ngunit muling tumayo, But stood up again
Nagkabunga ng ginto. And bore gold.
 Kabibi

Kabibi, ano ka ba?

May perlas maganda ka
Kung idikit sa tainga
Nagbubuntunghininga.

Shell

Shell, hey!
You’re beautiful pearl
If you are pressed to the ears
You sigh.
3. KARANIWANG ANYO (USUAL FORM)

Other samples of HAIKU is made by

Rodolfo S. Rosales.