renga

[ reng-guh ]

noun

, Prosody.

1. linked verse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of renga¹

1875–80; < Japanese < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese lián link + gē song

Example Sentences

She was learned, and a great poet in the style called renga.

From Project Gutenberg

After a while the same practice was applied to comic poetry, thus producing the so-called haikai-no-renga, or comic linked verses.

From Project Gutenberg

This usage of capping verses known as renga came to be very popular, from the Court downward, as early as the thirteenth century.

From Project Gutenberg