Dodoitsu

Dodoitsu (都々逸) is a form of Japanese poetry developed towards the end of the Edo Period. Often concerning love or work, and usually comical, Dodoitsu poems consist of four lines with the syllabic structure 7-7-7-5 and no rhyme.

Japanese poetry

Major forms	haikai kanshi waka haiku hokku renga renku tanka

Poetry works and collections	List of Japanese poetry anthologies Kaifūsō Man'yōshū Nijūichidaishū Kai Ōi

Individuals and groups of Japanese poets	Japanese poets (category list)

Individual poems	Articles with poems

Authority control	NDL: 00561558

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