Shisan
A four by three pattern for renku
Kaoru Kubota
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Side
1 - jo - preface |
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| hokku | au mn | au | sp bl | sp [mn] | su | wi |
| wakiku | au | au | sp | sp [mn] | suns | wins |
| daisan | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Side
2 - ha part one - development |
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| 4 short | nswi | wins [mn] | nssu lv | nssu | ns | ns |
| 5 long | wins | nswi [mn] | suns lv | suns | au mn | sp bl |
| 6 short | ns | ns | ns | ns | au | sp |
Side
3 - ha part two - intensification |
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| 7 long | nssp [bl] | nssp lv | nsau [mn] | nsau | ns | ns lv |
| 8 short | sp | sp lv | au | au lv | wins lv | suns lv |
| 9 long | spns [bl] | spns | auns [mn] | auns lv | nswi lv | nssu |
Side
4 - kyu - finale |
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| 10 short | ns lv | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| 11 long | suns lv | suns [flo] | wins | wins [flo] | sp bl | au mn |
| ageku | nssu | nssu [flo] | nswi | nswi [flo] | sp | au |
Notes |
The Shisan adopts the jo-ha-kyu dynamic found in the Kasen. Despite its brevity it is formally divided into four sides. There is one season per side. Seasons follow in calendar order. The poem typically has two spring, two autumn, one winter and one summer verse. The autumn verses are always grouped as a pair, spring likewise. Moon and blossom normally appear in association with their traditional season - autumn and spring respectively. However moon may appear in association with any season, though not in association with a non-season verse. Likewise flower, any type of bloom, may replace blossom and appear in association with any season, though not in association with a non-season verse. A grouped pair of love verses appear on side 2, 3 or 4 - normally whichever features neither moon nor blossom. nssu
(wakiku
only) - where the hokku is summer authors may use summer for
the wakiku. |