言葉による詩とは、要約して言えば、韻律的美の創造であるとしたい。

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English Translation

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the Rhythmical Creation of Beauty.

Furigana

言葉(ことば)による詩(し)とは、要約(ようやく)して言(い)えば、韻律的美(いんりつてきび)の創造(そうぞう)であるとしたい。

Romanji

Kotoba niyoru shi to wa, yōyakushite ieba, inritsutekibi no sōzō de aru to shitai.

Words

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

に依る (による)

by means of; due to; because of; according to

詩 (し)

poem; verse of poetry

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

要約 (ようやく)

summary; digest

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

創造 (そうぞう)

creation

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to