Waka (poetry)

Waka (和歌 means literally "Japanese poem")

Important Facts:

• Also referred to as Yamato uta.
• Classical Japanese verse genre.
• The term comes from the Heian period.
• The term differentiates it from kanshi (poetry written in Chinese by Japanese poets).
• Instead of lines, waka has the unit (連) and the phrase (句).
• When translated into other languages, the units or phrases may be turned into lines.

Forms of Waka:

• Bussokusekika
• Chōka
• Katauta
• Sedōka
• Tanka

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