SEDOKA

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INTRODUCTION

We have been praising God's amazing creativity, had a bit of a laugh, and now we will let love do the speaking. This week, we are taking a short look at another waka poetry style: the sedoka poem.

SEDOKA - THE LOVERS DIALOGUE

Love is in the air, or rather, in this case, on paper. Sedoka is an unrhymed poem, usually with a love or nature theme. It consists of two katauta poems with the 5-7-7 syllable structure. The first katauta usually presents a scene, and the second one shifts the perspective. Quite often, though, it is a collaboration between two lovers, where the first katauta tends to be a question from one lover, while the second one is usually the answer. A dialogue of love. (2, 3)

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CONCLUSION

Sedoka is an unrhymed poem, usually with a love or nature theme. It consists of two three-line stanzas (tercets). The poem can be about nature or love. The first stanza presents a scene, and the second one shifts the perspective.

SOURCES

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2. Robert Lee Brewer. Sedoka: Poetic Forms. Dec 4, 2020. Available at https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/sedoka-poetic-forms

3. Marion Gibson (Shadow poetry). Sedoka. 2004. Available at http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/sedoka.html

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