Side verse - Wakiku

Japanese: 脇句 - わきく

A term used in Renga and Haikai. In Renga and Haikai, this refers to the second verse following the hokku at the beginning of a volume. The verse format is 7-7, as opposed to 5-7-5 for hokku. While the hokku plays the role of the guest, the wakiku has traditionally been the role of the host, and is added with the spirit of greeting to the guest, continuing the unspoken sentiment left unsaid in the hokku. The ending usually ends with a rhyme character.

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Japanese:

連歌，俳諧の用語。連歌，俳諧において，巻頭の発句に続く第2句をいう。句形は発句の5・7・5に対し，7・7。発句が客の役であるのに対し，脇句は古来亭主の役とされ，客に対する挨拶の心をもって，発句の言い残した言外の余情を継ぐようにつける。とまりは韻字止めが普通。

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