metaphorical poem (of the Man'yōshū)
A category of poem in the Man'yōshū that uses metaphor as its main rhetorical device. Also referred to as 譬喩歌 (ひゆか).
See also: 譬喩歌
Many metaphorical poems in the Man'yōshū express love through natural imagery.
metaphorical form (of waka)
One of the six classical forms of waka (六義), in which the poem's meaning is conveyed through metaphor. A technical term in traditional poetics.
See also: 六義
The metaphorical form, one of the six principles of waka, expresses emotions indirectly through metaphor.
Standard modern spelling using hiragana for たとえ and kanji for 歌.
Kanji form using 譬, which is not a jōyō kanji; encountered mainly in classical contexts.
Kanji form using 喩, which is not a jōyō kanji; encountered mainly in classical contexts.
Compound of たとえ (metaphor) and 歌 (song/poem). The term is used in classical Japanese poetics.