Thursday, April 18, 2013

Day 292:
April 18-another form from the Philippines, the Awit, where the form is a song, the phrase is a complete sentence, broken into 12 syllable lines in mono-rhyme aaaa/bbbb/cccc etc. the form uses figures of speech, and tells a story in epic format, and usually as a song.

The Filipino song form that’s called the Awit
Is a complete narrative, a story, thus writ
With twelve syllables to make each line fit
Using figures of speech using wit.

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