noun
lyric poem; lyric poetry
Refers to a poem or the genre that expresses personal emotions and feelings, as opposed to epic or dramatic poetry.
彼は恋の喜びを抒情詩に詠んだ。
He composed the joy of love into a lyric poem.
万葉集には多くの抒情詩が収められている。
Many lyric poems are included in the Man'yōshū.
From 抒情 (lyricism) + 詩 (poem). 抒情 is composed of 抒 (express, state) and 情 (emotion).