renga
[ reng-guh ]
Origin of renga
11875–80; <Japanese <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese lián link + gē song
Words Nearby renga
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How to use renga in a sentence
She was learned, and a great poet in the style called renga.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 | Elizabeth BislandAfter a while the same practice was applied to comic poetry, thus producing the so-called haikai-no-renga, or comic linked verses.
The Japanese Spirit | Yoshisaburo OkakuraThis usage of capping verses known as renga came to be very popular, from the Court downward, as early as the thirteenth century.
The Japanese Spirit | Yoshisaburo Okakura
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