Dodoitsu (都々逸) is a type of poem mentioned a few times in Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu. It is normally comical[1], so it could be considered the poem counterpart to rakugo.
Characteristics of dodoitsu[]
- They have a 4 line structure and go 7-7-7-5.
- They normally are about love or work.[1]
Mentions of dodoitsu[]
- Shin-san thinks that Bon knows dodoitsu, and asks him to say one, but Bon doesn't. (ep 2)
- Sukeroku mentions a dodoitsu in a rakugo play in ep 6.