This a song praising God or the Virgin Mary.

It is poetry of festivity or revelry. It is intended to amuse the readers of listeners.

fierce clash fought in the Philippines on 27 April 1521.

These are a for prose which deal with the origin of a thing, location or name.

like the Haiku, is short but it had measure and rhyme. Each line had 17 syllables and it’s also allegorical in meaning.

It is a poetry that tells a story.

TRAGEDY- It shows the hero constantly struggling against dynamic forces.

Refers to writings in verse, with rhythm and rhyme and characterized by melodious tone

a poem of free verse that the Japanese like. It was made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines.

is a discourse which uses sentences and paragraphs to express ideas, feelings and actions.

These can be considered as the oldest forms of Philippine literature that mirror the culture which expresses hopes, aspirations, lifestyles, and emotions of early Filipinos.

A short poem intended to be sung and is about love, despair, grief, doubt, joy, hope, and sorrow.