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Pantun 'is one of the longer poems are very widely known in those languages ​​archipelago. Patuntun word poem comes from the Minangkabau language meaning "petuntun". In the Java language, for example, is known as parikan, in Sundanese known as paparikan, and the Batak language known as umpasa (read: uppasa). Normally poem consists of four arrays (or four lines when writing), each row consisting of 8-12 syllables, rhyming abab pattern and end with AAAA (no aabb or abba). Poem was originally an oral literature but is now also found a poem written.
All forms of verse consisting of two parts: sampiran and content. Sampiran are the first two lines, often associated with nature (characteristic of agrarian culture community supporters), and usually do not have a relationship with the second part that conveys the intent other than to deliver the rhyme / poem. Two of the last line is the content, which is the purpose of the poem.
Karmina is a form of development and talibun poem, in the sense of having a part sampiran and content. Karmina is a poem "short version" (only two lines), while talibun is the "long version" (six lines or more).
The role of rhyme
As a tool to maintain the language, the poem serves as guardian function words and the ability to maintain the flow of thought. Pantun train someone to think about the meaning of the word before said. He also coached the associative thinking, that a word can have a connection with another word.
Socially poem has a strong social function, even today. Among the youth today, the ability berpantun usually appreciated. Poem shows the speed a person in thinking and playing around with words.
However, in general the social role is as a booster rhyme delivery of messages.
Structure rhyme
According Sutan Alisjahbana sampiran functions mainly to prepare rhyme and rhythm to facilitate audience understand the content of the poem. This is understandable because the poem is oral literature.
Although generally not associated with the contents sampiran sometimes imagine sampiran form content. For example in the poem below:
Water in the increase in
The rain in upstream not to mention shady
Hearts grow revenge revenge
Resentment formerly had barely healed
Some European scholars tried to find a rule in rhyme and other long poems. For example, one verse array usually consists of 4-6 and 8-12 syllable word. However, this rule does not always apply.
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