平ひら句く

noun

ordinary verse of a renga

In renga (linked verse), a 平句 is any verse that is not the first three (発句, 脇句, 第三) or the last (挙句). It is a technical term used in classical poetry contexts.

• 連れん歌がでは、発ほっ句くと脇わき句くと第だい三さんと挙あげ句く以い外がいの句くを平ひら句くと呼よぶ。

  In renga, verses other than the hokku, wakiku, daisan, and ageku are called hiraku.