


each stanza is full of figures of speech (according to Fernando Monleon, Balagtas used 28 types in 395 instances throughout the poem) 7. each stanza is usually a complete grammatically-correct sentence 6. a rhyme scheme of AAAA (in the Tagalog manner of rhyming described by Jose Rizal in Tagalische Verskunst) 4. Florante at Laura has 377 stanzas in truth, the Alitaptapin is a poetic form which, in "Florante at Laura", had, among others, the following characteristics: 1. Literary Form It is called an "Alitaptapin" & a Korido, which means in English "song". It was Capule who made false charges against Balagtas. Maria Asuncion Rivera was later married to Balagtas' rival, Mariano Capule. His book is dedicated to Maria Asuncion Rivera, his sweetheart whom he nicknamed "M. The story was written during Balagatas' imprisonment. " (" The Life of Florante and Laura in the Kingdom of Albania: culled from historical accounts and paintings which describe what occurred in ancient times in the empire of Greece, and penned by someone who enjoys Tagalog verse "). " Florante at Laura " is an abbreviation of the actual title which is: " Pinagdaanang Buhay Nina Florante at Laura sa Kahariang Albanya: Kinuha sa Madlang Cuadro historico o pinturang nagsasabi sa mga nangyari nang unang panahon sa imperyo ng Gresya, at tinula ng isang matuwain sa bersong Tagalog. Florante at Laura Florante at Laura ("Florante and Laura") by Francisco Baltazar (also known as Balagtas) is one of the masterpieces of Philippine literature.
