Some poetic words in Ssanghwajeom, which shows a composition of mechanical repetition, might be interpreted newly: especially the words `hoehoe-abi`, `saju` and so on. They were widely regarded as the men having a strong sexual ability. The theme of S...
Some poetic words in Ssanghwajeom, which shows a composition of mechanical repetition, might be interpreted newly: especially the words `hoehoe-abi`, `saju` and so on. They were widely regarded as the men having a strong sexual ability. The theme of Ssanghwajeom is that `the men who were regarded as having a strong sexual ability have turned out terrible in reality.` The characteristics in the poetic world of the work might be `the downfall of the excellent in sexual ability to the terrible and becoming the mockery`. And the characteristics in the purpose of composition and the aesthetic consciousness of the work lies in `the laughter of reversal`. In this respect, Ssanghwajeom was a `light verse` poem for amusement.