Makurakotoba
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Makurakotoba
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Makurakotoba are figures of speech used in Japanese waka poetry in association with certain words. The set phrase can be thought of as a "pillow" for the noun or verb it describes, although the actual etymology is not fully known. It can also describe associations and allusions to older poems. Many have lost their original meaning but are still used. They are not to be confused with utamakura, which are a category of poetic words used to add greater mystery and depth to poems. Makurakotoba are p
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Epithets are used in association with certain words in Japanese waka poetry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makurakotoba
date created:
2007-10-29T21:46:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T09:49:41Z
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