saknong
saknóng with stress marks
stanza
Usage Note
Saknong is the Filipino term for a stanza in poetry — a grouped set of lines forming a unit of verse. It is taught in Philippine literature classes and is the standard term used when analyzing Tagalog and Filipino poetry, from traditional ambahan to modern verse.
Examples
" Maikli ang saknong na ito. "
Natural Translation
This stanza is short.
Literal Translation
Short the stanza this.
" Basahin mo ang unang saknong. "
Natural Translation
Read the first stanza.
Literal Translation
Read you the first stanza.
" Sa bawat saknong ng tula, lumilitaw ang damdamin ng makata tungkol sa nawawala niyang bayan. "
Natural Translation
In every stanza of the poem, the poet's feelings about his vanishing homeland emerge.
Literal Translation
In each stanza of poem, emerges the feeling of poet about vanishing his homeland.
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