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HAIKU AND TANAGA POEM

HAIKU POEM

Haiku is a Form of Japanese poetry made of

short,unrhymed lines that evoke natural imagery. That
describes beauty of Nature.
HAIKU
 Unrhymed Poetic form consisting of 17 Syllables,
haiku emerged in Japanese Literature during the
17th century

----------------- 5 tercet
--------------------- 7
------------------5
=17 syllables
EXAMPLE OF HAIKU

THE TREE SHAPE I BLEW - 5

FROM A LITTLE DROP OF POINT- 7
LOOKS LIKE A DANCER- 5
TANAGA

 TheTanaga is an Indigenous Filipino Poem,

Traditionally in Tagalog Language. Consisting
Four lines with Seven Syllables Each. It can
be Also have Rhymes Schemes AABB AND
ABAB
TANAGA

4 LINES WITH SEVEN SYLLABLES

QUATRAIN
ALL 7 SYLLABLES

Tanaga teachings Idioms, Feelings, and ways of life.

Also tanaga contains of many figures of speech
Example of tanaga Poem

To the Heavens I Call out

And wish to ease my Doubt
It was my place I want to find
While leaving all fears Behind

tanaga Used aabb pattern

TAGALOG

Tumatawag sa langit
Hiling sanay Makamit
Na tadhana Makita
Malimot pagdududa
Differentiate HAIKU AND TANAGA