Poetry Terms in Tagalog

The Tagalog word for ‘poetry’ is panulaan or simply tula (‘poem’).

maikling tula
short poem
mahabang tula
long poem
maiikling tula
short poems
mahahabang tula
long poems

tula ng pag-ibig / tulang pag-ibig / tula sa pag-ibig
poem of love / love poem / poem on love

tulang pambata
children’s poem

tulang liriko
lyric poem

tulang epiko
epic poem

tulang pasalaysay
narrative poem

makata / poeta
poet

mga salik ng tula
elements of a poem

sukat
meter

tugma
rhyme

kagandahan / kariktan
beauty

malayang taludturan
free verse

List of Tagalog poems on Tagalog Lang

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