They say numbers and figures tell stories. What story do fractions tell?
This poet used to dream of becoming a Math teacher, but now, he’s fine. Or maybe, actually worse: he wants to express in words what the numbers have failed to tell.
“Ang Suyuan nina Numerator at Denominator” is a tanaga, a short Filipino native poem with 4 lines of 7 syllables each. It is usually compared to Japan’s haiku, but a tanaga could even be considered better due to the flexibility of topics it can cover. Like Math.
Watch this TulaToonz here:
@tulatoonz Fractions ang ating math lesson for today. Ready? Ito ay isang tanaga, isang katutubong tulang Filipino na may apat na linya o taludtod, at may pitong pantig o syllable bawat taludtod. fractions tula poetry Filipino Philippines
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Editor’s Note: TulaToonz appears regularly on GoodNewsPilipinas.com, courtesy of Edelio De los Santos.
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