lyric poem; lyric poetry
Refers to a poem or the genre that expresses personal emotions and feelings, as opposed to epic or dramatic poetry.
He composed the joy of love into a lyric poem.
Many lyric poems are included in the Man'yōshū.
叙情詩 and 叙事詩 look and sound alike, but 叙情詩 expresses personal feelings while 叙事詩 narrates heroic events and deeds.
Standard kanji spelling; 抒情 is the more common form for 'lyricism'.
Variant spelling using 叙; both are used, but 抒情 is more frequent.
From 抒情 (lyricism) + 詩 (poem). 抒情 is composed of 抒 (express, state) and 情 (emotion).