Proverbs/Salawikain are wise saying that contain a metaphor used as a food for thought.
Tanaga is a mono-rhyming heptasyllabic quatrain expressing insights and lessons inlife.
Folk songs is a form of folk lyric which expresses the hopes and aspirations, the people's lifestyles, as well as their loves. These are one of the oldest forms of Philippine Literature that emerged in the pre-Spanish period. These songs mirrored the early forms of culture. Many of thes have 12 syllables.
Hele/Oyayi - lullaby
Ambahan(Mangyan) - 7-syllable per line poem that is about human relationships and social entertainment.
Kalusan(Ivatan) - work songs that depict the life of the people.
Tagay(Cebuano and Waray) - drinking song
Kanogan(Cebuano) - song of lamentation for the dead
Folk Tales are made-up stories about life, adventure, love, horror, and humor from which one can derive lessons.
Fantasy stories deal with underworld characters such as tiyanak, aswang, kapre, and others.
Epics are long narrative poems in which a series of heroic achievements or events, usually of a hero, are dealt with at length.
Folk songs manifests artistic feelings of the Filipinos and shows their innate appreciation for and love of beauty.
Recreational Plays - There were many recreational plays performed by Filipinos during the Spanish times. Almost all of them were in poetic form such as Cenaculo, Panunuluyan, Salubong, and Zarzuela.
