noun
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
万葉集のたとえ歌には、自然の情景に託して恋心を詠んだものが多い。
Many metaphorical poems in the Man'yōshū express love through natural imagery.
noun
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
六義の一つであるたとえ歌は、直接的な表現を避けて比喩で心情を表す。
The metaphorical form, one of the six principles of waka, expresses emotions indirectly through metaphor.
The six classical forms of waka; たとえ歌 is one of them, specifically the metaphorical form.
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.