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Example:
Ikaw ang magnanakaw ng bigas ko
Lumuwa sana ang mata mo
Mamaga sana ang katawan mo
Patayin ka ng mga anito
Bari-bari apo, umisbo lang ti tao (Ilokano)
4. Maxims
Some are rhyming couplets with
verses of 5, 6 or 8 syllables, each
line having the same number of
syllables.
Example:
• Pag hindi ukol,
Hindi bubukol.
• Nothing ventured,
Nothing gained.
• We promise according to our hopes,
and perform according to our fears.
5. Sayings
(Kasabihan)
Often used in teasing or to
comment on a person’s actuations.
Example:
• Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan
ay hindi makararating sa paroroonan.
• Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man
healthy, wealthy and wise.
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
• Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and
you weep alone.
• Its better to have loved and lost, than never to
have loved at all
6. Sawikain
Sayings with no hidden meanings
Has a phrase that has a different
meaning than the literal meaning of
the phrase.
Example:
• Break a leg
• Give it a shot
• Have second thoughts
• Have a change of heart
• It cost an arm and a leg
• Piece of cake
• Call it a day