dagli
dágli with stress marks
short literary form
Usage Note
Dagli is a short prose or poetic literary form in Filipino literature, similar to a vignette or flash fiction. It was popularized in early 20th-century Tagalog journalism and literary magazines. Writing a dagli requires economy of language and a strong concluding insight, making it both a literary genre and a writing exercise.
Examples
" Maikli lang ang dagli. "
Natural Translation
A dagli is just short.
Literal Translation
Short only the short-form.
" Nais kong matuto ng dagli. "
Natural Translation
I want to learn about "dagli".
Literal Translation
Want I-to learn of short-form.
" Sa aming klase sa panitikan, hinihimok kaming sumulat ng dagli na may matinding kabuuan sa kabila ng kaiklian nito. "
Natural Translation
In our literature class, we are encouraged to write a dagli that has a powerful whole despite its brevity.
Literal Translation
In our class in literature, encouraged us to-write of short-form that has intense wholeness despite of brevity its.
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