A Tanaga is a type of Filipino poem that traditionally consists of four lines with seven syllables each. It can have rhyming schemes like AABB and ABAB. The Tanaga is similar to the Japanese haiku and is often untitled. Most Tanagas are handed down by oral history and contain proverbial forms, moral lessons, and ethics. The poetic form is rhymed and measured, and it exacts skillful use of rhyme, meter, and metaphor. The modern Tanaga is used in a variety of Philippine languages and English due to its popularity in the 20th century. The art exemplifies teachings, idioms, feelings, and ways of life. The Tanaga is a seven-syllable quatrain, and poets test their skills at rhyme, meter, and metaphor through it. The modern Tanaga may have a title or not, and it can have quatrains with seven syllables per line. All Tanagas should feature the use of metaphors, and the schemes for the Tanaga can use AABB CCDD… or ABBA CDDC… etc. .