雅颂 yǎsòng two types of poetry from the Classic of Poetry Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 雅 yǎ Odes the sections in the Book of Songs used for courtly hymns and music for official gatherings, further divided into 大雅 dàyǎ and 小雅 xiǎoyǎ颂 頌 sòng [Book of Songs section] A specific section in the 诗经 shījīng consisting of sacrificial songs used during temple rituals