A Korean verse form of indefinite length built from paired lines of roughly four syllables each, flexible enough to carry extended narrative, descriptive or didactic content, that flourished alongside the shorter sijo from the Joseon dynasty onward and was practiced by both male scholar-poets and, especially, women.
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Place of OriginKorea, Joseon dynasty (15th century onward). 1 StructureAn indefinite number of paired four-syllable half-lines, unrhymed, allowing extended narrative or descriptive development unlike the fixed, compact sijo. 1 Notable ExampleJeong Cheol's "Sasimin-gok" and "Gwandong Byeolgok," landmark 16th-century gasa. 1 Connections
Form Of Genre
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Gasa (Poetry) (Wikipedia)
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Gasa (Korean: 가사; Hanja: 歌詞; 歌辭) or kasa was a form of poetry popular during the Joseon period in Korea.
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