Sijo
Sign in to saveSijo (, ) is a Korean traditional poetic form that emerged during the Goryeo dynasty, flourished during the Joseon dynasty, and is still written today. Bucolic, metaphysical, and cosmological themes are often explored. The three lines average 14–16 syllables, for a total of 42–48: theme (3, 4,4,4); elaboration (3,4,4,4); counter-theme (3,5) and completion (4,3).
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- 시조
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 時調
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25 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Elements of early ''sijo''
- Elements of developed ''sijo''
- Elements of modern ''sijo''
- Early ''sijo'' in the Goryeo dynasty
- Proliferation and expansion of the form in the Joseon dynasty
- ''Sijo chang''
- Similarities with Tang poetry in themes and expression of emotion
- Authors
- ''Kisaeng''
- In film
- Kim Chŏnt'aek
- ''Sasol sijo''
- Modern ''sijo''
- Emergence of modern ''sijo''
- Structure and comparison to traditional ''sijo''
- Writers
- Examples
- Examples
- Contemporary ''sijo''
- In English
- See also
- Notes
- References and further reading
- External links
Sijo (, ) is a Korean traditional poetic form that emerged during the Goryeo dynasty, flourished during the Joseon dynasty, and is still written today. Bucolic, metaphysical, and cosmological themes are often explored. The three lines average 14–16 syllables, for a total of 42–48: theme (3, 4,4,4); elaboration (3,4,4,4); counter-theme (3,5) and completion (4,3).
Sijo may be narrative or thematic and introduces a situation in line 1, development in line 2, and twist and conclusion in line 3. The first half of the final line employs a "twist": a surprise of meaning, sound, or other device. Sijo is often more lyrical and personal than other East Asian poetic forms, and the final line can take a profound turn. Yet, "The conclusion of sijo is seldom epigrammatic or witty; a witty close to a sentence would have been foreign to the genius of stylized Korean diction in the great sijo periods."My close friends I count would be water and stone, pine tree, bamboo.