A Revisiting of Baekho Lim Je’s Sijo

Key Points

• The aim is to comprehensively revisit the characteristics and significance of Baekho Lim Je’s sijo.
• Review existing literature to evaluate the number of sijo attributed to Lim Je.
• Analyze Lim Je’s works and their rhetorical and aesthetic elements.
• Examine the relationship between Lim Je's sijo and his father Lim Jin's works.
• Identified two sijo instead of the previously recognized three.
• Demonstrated a rhetorical technique that showcases respect and understanding towards the subject.
• Highlighted the significance of the sijo within the context of Naju's regional poetry.