Makurakotoba

Epithets are used in association with certain words in Japanese waka poetry

Makurakotoba are figures of speech used in Japanese waka poetry in association with certain words. The set phrase can be thought of as a "pillow" for the noun or verb it describes, although the actual etymology is not fully known. It can also describe associations and allusions to older poems.

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