taludtod
taludtód with stress marks
row; line of verse
Usage Note
Taludtod is the Tagalog literary term for a single line of verse in a poem. It is a key concept in studying traditional Filipino poetry forms such as the tanaga and balagtasan. The term is primarily academic and appears in literature classes and literary criticism.
Examples
" Maganda ang taludtod na ito. "
Natural Translation
This line of verse is beautiful.
Literal Translation
Beautiful the line-of-verse this.
" Basahin mo ang huling taludtod ng kanta. "
Natural Translation
Read the last line of verse of the song.
Literal Translation
Read you the last line-of-verse of song.
" Sa bawat taludtod ng tula, unti-unting inilalahad ng makata ang kanyang pananabik sa pag-uwi sa bayan. "
Natural Translation
In each line of the poem, the poet gradually reveals his longing to return home to his town.
Literal Translation
In each line-of-verse of poem, little-by-little reveals by poet the his longing to return to town.
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