Philological Tenets behind Minasbate Poetry: Themes, Forms, and Cultural Significance

Abstract

This paper highlights the vibrant and diverse world of Minasbate literature, which has never been given enough attention to be explored by research enthusiasts and scholars alike. Through the use of qualitative research methods, this study aims to discover the intricacies of Minasbate poetry, with the goals of uncovering its recurring themes, linguistic elements and poetic devices present in Minasbate poetry. This also gears at understanding how these poems can help preserve and promote regional identity and cultural survival. At the heart of Minasbate poetry lies recurring patterns of emotions, culture and values. These themes woven along poetic tapestries offer a lens of understanding how shared human experience transcends geographical locations and cultural differences. Altogether, these elements showcase structures in creating poetic language that is evocative and deeply rooted in regional contexts, eventually leading to cultural preservation and survival. Overall, the findings of this study may offer rich insights to ELT teachers across the globe, thereby promoting cultural and linguistic diversity in their pedagogical practices. Further research on the interdependence of regional poetry is hereby advised to ensure a robust identity of Filipino culture and literature.