Gasa (poetry)

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Gasa
Hangul 가사
Hanja 歌詞 also 歌辭
Revised Romanization gasa
McCune-Reischauer kasa

Gasa (or Kasa) were a form of poetry popular during the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. They were commonly sung, and were popular among yangban women. Jeong Cheol, a poet of the 16th century, is regarded as having perfected the form, which consisted of parallel lines, each broken into two four-syllable units. The form had first emerged during the Goryeo period.

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