Lesson 1.4 (Korean) Flashcards
It is the literature written and produced in South Korea.
South Korean Literature
All texts that were orally transmitted from generation to generation until the invention of Hangul.
Oral Literature
What are the literary works in Korean literature?
ballads, legends, mask plays, puppet-show texts, and pansori (“story singing”) texts.
What do you call the story singing text/ musical storytelling in Korean literature?
pansori
What are the four poetry arise in ancient Korean literature?
hyangga, byeolgok, sijo, and gasa
It is the first unique form of poetry— song in Silla period.
hyangga
It is characterized by several formal rules (4-line, 8-line, 10-line) and written down in hyangchal.
hyangga
What is the most developed structure of hyangga that is divided into 3 sections?
10-line poem (4-4-2)
It was formed in the mid-late Koryo dynasty with a refrain in either the middle or end of the stanza.
byeolgok
It establishes a mood or tone that carries the melody and spirit of the poem or links a poem.
refrain (byeolgok)
The theme of this literary poem is love, joys and torments of which are expressed in frank and powerful language.
byeolgok
It is the ‘literally current tune’ that was common in the Joseon period.
Sijo
It was characterized by 3 stanzas or 4 feet each.
Each Foot = 3-4 syllables except in the third stanza.
1st foot = 3 syllables;
2nd foot = 7 syllables
Sijo
The theme of this literary poetry is nature, the virtues of gentlemen, or love between man and woman.
Gasa
It is a simple form of verse, with twinned feet of three or four syllables each.
Gasa
