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line is called sampiran, the next half is the actual content

of the rhyme. The function of the sampiran is as an
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introduction to the content, sound and rhythm.
As explained above, the rhyme consists of several lines in

an even number of two, four, six or twelve lines. Each line consists
of four words with the same ending rhythm. The rhyme begins with

a sampiran, which serves as an introduction to the content, sound
and rhythm. Half of the number of starting lines is called sampiran,

while the rest is content.
The difference with the proverb in the proverb-petitih is a

sampiran on the proverb and petitih, which is a description of the

provisions or laws of nature. while the sampiran in the pantun does
not have to describe the laws of nature, what matters is the sound

and rhythm.
Example of a poem:

Pandan Island far in the middle
Behind the island the Angso Duo

Destroyed the body in the earthen cage

Be good takana juo
Various kinds of poetry

a. Seloka; is a four-line rhyme consisting of several

strands of stanzas, each strand of the rhyme is related to

58 AA Navis, Alam Takambang Becomes a Teacher, p. 233