도도이쓰
Sign in to saveDodoitsu (都々逸) is a form of Japanese poetry developed towards the end of the Edo period. Often concerning love or work, and usually comical, Dodoitsu poems consist of four lines with the moraic structure 7-7-7-5 and no rhyme for a total of 26 morae, making it one of the longer Japanese forms. The form, tone and structure of Dodoitsu derive from Japanese folk song traditions.
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- Instance of
- song form
- Subclass of
- Japanese poetry
- Image
- A Monument of the Dodoitsu Birthplace 20170731.jpg
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- native label
- 都々逸
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