Literary Structure
Prologue: The Birth of Lam-ang (lines 5-108)
I The Quest for the Father (lines 109-370)
A. Preparation (lines 109-192) B. Obstacle: Burican (lines 193-261) C. Triumph (lines 262-315) D. Return to Home (lines 315-370II. The Quest for a Wife (lines 455-1300)
A. Preparation (lines 455-586) B. Obstacles: Sumarang and Saridandan (lines 587-724) C. Wedding Banquet (lines 725-1286) D. Return to Home (lines 725-1286)Epilogue: The Death and Restoration of the Hero (lines 1301-1477)
Source: Randolf C. Flores,SVD, "Literary Unity and Structure of the Ilocano Epic, Biag ni Lam-ang," Diwa 32 (2007): 25-38.
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