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 |  Poetry Forms Easily Explained - a work of Bianca with additions by kansaspoet
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| Dodoitsu The Dodoitsu is an old Japanese song, written in 26 syllables. Its origin can be found in the old agricultural roots of the Gombei, the people of Japan's back-country. The Dodoitsu is a folk song and was performed to the accompaniment of the shamisen, a three-stringed instrument. Dodoitsu songs have love/romance, or a healthy sense of humour in them. They call them the Japanese limerick, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use other topics to write a good dodoitsu. How is a dodoitsu built up? Line 1: 7 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 7 syllables Line 4: 5 syllables An example : "Stars" amazed, I’m watching the sky a carpet of stars so bright in the dark, bringing us light… guidance in the dark Sources : http://www.home.mpinet.net/rbender/paperlanterns/aboutdodoitsu.html http://jtrad.columbia.jp/eng/u_dodoitsu.html poem example:© Bianca Boonstra 2002 |
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