Kalittokai

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Kalittokai is a classical Tamil poetic anthology from the Sangam era, renowned for its love poems composed in the kali verse form.

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Kalittokai canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sangam literature work
Tamil poetic anthology
classical Tamil literature
associatedWith Ettuthokai
belongsTo Sangam literature
surface form: Sangam canon
compiledIn post-Sangam period
contains poems by multiple poets
culturalContext Tamil Sangams
surface form: Tamil Sangam culture
focusesOn landscape-based love conventions (tinai)
psychological states of lovers
genre love poetry
hasPoeticStyle dialogic narration
dramatic monologue
influenced later Tamil love poetry
language Tamil
literaryCategory agam anthology
literaryForm anthology
meterType kali
numberOfPoems 150
partOf Ettuthokai
period Sangam period
surface form: Sangam era
preservedIn medieval palm-leaf manuscripts
region ancient Tamilakam
studiedIn Tamil literary scholarship
theme love
separation in love
social customs of ancient Tamil society
union in love
tradition agam (interior, love) poetry
verseForm kali metre

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Sangam literature hasPart Kalittokai