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Between 1941-1945, Philippine literature in English came to a halt. Except for the Tribune and the Philippine Rev iew, Pillars, Free Philippines, and Filipina, almost all newspapers in English were stopped by the Japanese.
https://prezi.com/okjrfcnvcpdc/japanese-period-1941-1945/

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(1941-1945) Historical Background •Between 1941-1945, Philippine literature in English came to a halt. Except for the Tribune and the Philippine Rev iew, Pillars, Free Philippines, and Filipina, almost all newspapers in English were stopped by the Japanese. • Victoria Abelardo

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Themes that are common during this period were love, patriotism, religion and what it is like living in a barrio.

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Haiku is a poem of free verse that the Japanese like. It was made up of 17 syllables divided into three lines. The first line had 5 syllables, the second, 7 syllables, and the third, five. The Haiku is allegorical in meaning, is short and covers a wide scope in meaning.

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Haiku by Matsuo Bashō reading "Quietly, quietly, / yellow mountain roses fall – / sound of the rapids"

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This could be a representational art as some haikus are done with background that pertains to it. Usually, subjectivity is used in poetry since is emotion-based literacy. Haiku commonly pertains to nature.

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Tanaga, like the Haiku, is short but it had measure and rhyme(1). The Tanaga consists of four lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line(2).

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Tanaga, like the Haiku, is short but it had measure and rhyme(1). The Tanaga consists of four lines with seven syllables each with the same rhyme at the end of each line(2).

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The subject in the text would be about love as the "kabibe" or pearl pertains to a woman that the man loves and tells how much he adore her beauty. It is more subjective since it is based on personal emotions. Tanaga pertains to way of thinking, change or love.

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Tanaga is the Filipino version of Haiku.

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Tanaga is the Filipino version of Haiku.

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There are some haiku and tanaga that are written in English and surprisingly, Cultural Center of the Philippines and National Commission of the Arts is attempting to revivify it (1). These are taught in schools in Philippines in Filipino subject. The modern Tanaga still uses the 7777 syllable count, but rhymes range from dual rhyme forms: AABB, ABAB, ABBA; to freestyle forms such as AAAB, BAAA, or ABCD. Modern writers may opt to give them titles (2).

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The Tanaga is an indigenous type of Filipino poem, that is used traditionally in the Tagalog language. The modern tanaga is used in a variety of Philippine languages and English due to popularity in the 20th century. Its usage declined in the later half of the 20th century, but was revived through a collectivity of Filipino artists in the 21st century.