During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines from 1941-1945, the Japanese banned English newspapers and censored Filipino writers' works strictly. They limited freedom of speech and the press. Underground radio was the only contact with the outside world. Three types of poems emerged during this period: haiku, a 17 syllable, 3 line Japanese poem; tanka, a rhyming, allegorical poem with 17 syllables per line; and balagtasan, poetic debates.
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During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines from 1941-1945, the Japanese banned English newspapers and censored Filipino writers' works strictly. They limited freedom of speech and the press. Underground radio was the only contact with the outside world. Three types of poems emerged during this period: haiku, a 17 syllable, 3 line Japanese poem; tanka, a rhyming, allegorical poem with 17 syllables per line; and balagtasan, poetic debates.
During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines from 1941-1945, the Japanese banned English newspapers and censored Filipino writers' works strictly. They limited freedom of speech and the press. Underground radio was the only contact with the outside world. Three types of poems emerged during this period: haiku, a 17 syllable, 3 line Japanese poem; tanka, a rhyming, allegorical poem with 17 syllables per line; and balagtasan, poetic debates.
JAPANESE PERIOD (1942-1945) BRIEF HISTORY • In 1941-1945 – The empire of Japan conquered the Philippines
• The Japanese banned English
newspapers.
• There was minimal freedom of
speech and of the press. • The only contact with the outside world was done with utmost secrecy through Underground Radio Program called “VOICE OF FREEDOM” • The Japanese censored Filipino writers’ works strictly.
• Theaters were used to show English
play translated into Filipino
• The weekly LIWAYWAY was placed
under strict surveillance until it was managed by Japanese named ISHAWARA THREE TYPES OF POEMS THAT EMERGED DURING THIS PERIOD • HAIKU (はいく) - a poem of free verse that the Japanese like. • 17 syllables • 3 lines • First line had 5 syllables, • Second, 7 syllables, • Third, five syllables.. • TANAGA (Tanka) - like the Haiku, is short but it had measure and rhyme. Each line had 17 syllables and it’s also allegorical in meaning.