Definitions

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  • noun a traditional Korean lyrical form consisting of three long lines.

Etymologies

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Romanization of the Korean ์‹œ์กฐ.

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  • From the inside flap, I learned that sijo is a type of poem that originated in Korea.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Mary Lee 2007

  • From the inside flap, I learned that sijo is a type of poem that originated in Korea.

    Tap Dancing on the Roof-Poetry Friday Franki 2007

  • From the middle years of Chosn, new poetic styles (kasa and sijo) emerged for composition in Korean.

    1506-44 2001

  • There is a pause in the middle of each line and so, in English, a sijo is sometimes printed in six lines rather than three.

    LearnHub Activities 2008

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