As a result, the word waka became effectively synonymous with tanka, and the word tanka fell out of use until it was revived at the end of the nineteenth century see Tanka. Tanka hereafter referred to as waka consist of five lines ,ku, literally phrases of 5 7 5 7 7 on or syllabic units. Therefore, tanka is sometimes called Misohitomoji, meaning it contains 3. Forms of wakaeditThe term waka originally encompassed a number of differing forms, principally tanka,short poem and chka,long poem, but also including bussokusekika, sedka,memorized poem and katauta,poem fragment. These last three forms, however, fell into disuse at the beginning of the Heian period, and chka vanished soon afterwards. Thus, the term waka came in time to refer only to tanka. Name. Form. Note. Katauta. One half of an exchange of two poems the shortest type of waka. Chka. 5 7 5 7 5 7. Download The Wild Movie Now more. Repetition of 5 and 7 on phrases, with a last phrase containing 7 on. Mainly composed to commemorate public events, and often followed by a hanka or envoi. Numerous chka appear prominently in the Manysh, but only 5 in the Kokinsh. Tanka. 5 7 5 7 7. The most widely composed type of waka throughout history. Sedka. 5 7 7 5 7 7. Composed of two sets of 5 7 7 similar to two katauta. Frequently in the form of mondka,dialogue poem or an exchange between lovers. Bussokusekika. 5 7 5 7 7 7. A tanka with an extra phrase of 7 on added to the end. Chka consist of 5 7 on phrases repeated at least twice, and conclude with a 5 7 7 ending. The briefest chka documented is Manysh no. It was composed by Yamanoue no Okura in the Nara period and runs Uri hameba When I eat melonsKodomo omohoyu. My children come to my mind Kuri hameba When I eat chestnutsMashite shinowayu. The longing is even worse. Izuku yori Where do they come from,Kitarishi monoso. Flickering before my eyes. Manakai ni Making me helplessMotona kakarite. Endlessly night after night. Yasui shi nasanu. Not letting me sleep in peace4The chka above is followed by an envoi,hanka in tanka form, also written by Okura Shirokane mo What are they to me,Kugane mo tama mo. Silver, or gold, or jewelsNanisemu ni How could they everMasareru takara. Equal the greater treasureKoni shikame yamo. That is a child They can not. English translation by Edwin CranstonIn the early Heian period at the beginning of the 1. Since then, the generic term waka came to be almost synonymous with tanka. Famous examples of such works are the diaries of Ki no Tsurayuki and Izumi Shikibu, as well as such collections of poem tales as The Tales of Ise and The Tales of Yamato. Minor forms of wakaeditLesser forms of waka featured in the Manysh and other ancient sources exist. Besides that, there were many other forms like Bussokusekika This form carved on a slab of slate the Buddha footprint or bussokuseki at the Yakushi ji temple in Nara. Also recorded in the Manysh. The pattern is 5 7 5 7 7 7. Sedka The Manysh and Kokinsh recorded this form. The pattern is 5 7 7 5 7 7. Katauta The Manysh recorded this form. Katauta means half poem. The pattern is 5 7 7. HistoryeditWaka has a long history, first recorded in the early 8th century in the Kojiki and Manysh. Under influence from other genres such as kanshi, novels and stories such as Tale of Genji and even Western poetry, it developed gradually, broadening its repertoire of expression and topics. In literary historian Donald Keenes books, he uses four large categories Early and Heian Literature Kojiki to past The Tale of Genji to 1. The Middle Ages chsei from 1. Kamakura and Muromachi periodsPre Modern Era 1. Modern Era post 1. Meiji 1. 86. 81. Taish 1. Shwa from 1. 92. AncienteditThe most ancient waka were recorded in the historical record the Kojiki and the 2. Manysh, the oldest surviving waka anthology. The editor of the Manysh is anonymous, but it is believed that the final editor was tomo no Yakamochi. He was a waka poet who belonged to the youngest generation represented in the anthology indeed, the last volume is dominated by his poems. The first waka of volume 1 was by Emperor jin. Nukata no kimi, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Yamabe no Akahito, Yamanoue no Okura, tomo no Tabito and his son Yakamochi were the greatest poets in this anthology. The Manysh recorded not only the works of the royalty and nobility, but also works of soldiers and farmers whose names were not recorded. The main topics of the Manysh were love, sadness especially on the occasion of someones death, and other miscellaneous topics. Early songs. Songs and poetry in the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki. The ManyshClassicaleditHeian revivaleditDuring the Nara period and the early Heian period, the court favored Chinese style poetry kanshi and the waka art form largely fell out of official favor. But in the 9th century, Japan stopped sending official envoys to Tang dynasty China. This severing of ties, combined with Japans geographic isolation, essentially forced the court to cultivate native talent and look inward, synthesizing Chinese poetic styles and techniques with local traditions. The waka form again began flourishing and Emperor Daigo ordered the creation of an anthology of waka. Kokin Wakash, meaning Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poems. It was presented to the emperor in 9. This was the first waka anthology edited and issued under imperial auspices,7 and it commenced a long and distinguished tradition of imperial anthologies of waka that continued up to the Muromachi period. Rise of Japanese national culture. The first three chokusenshThe first three imperially commissioned waka anthologies ,Sandai sh were the Kokin Wakash, the Gosen Wakash and the Shi Wakash. The Kokinsh was compiled by Ki no Tsurayuki, Ki no Tomonori, shikchi no Mitsune and Mibu no Tadamine on the orders of Emperor Daigo in 9. It collected roughly 1,1. Manysh into 2. The Kokinsh poems are generally considered to be reflective and idealistic. Roughly half a century after the compilation of the Kokinsh, in 9. Emperor Murakami commanded the Five Men of the Pear Chamber to compile the Gosen Wakash, in addition to preparing kundoku readings for the Manysh, which by that time was already difficult for even educated Japanese to read. In 1. 00. 5 Emperor Ichij commanded the compilation of the Shish. The five later Heian anthologies.