The form of literature in which expressions in renga (linked verse) were made more humorous and sophisticated in order to enjoy them readily was called 'haikai renga' or 'haikai no renga,' and it flourished.
室町時代に、和歌の連歌の表現を滑稽・洒脱にして、より気軽に楽しめるようにした文芸が、「俳諧連歌」、もしくは「俳諧の連歌」と呼ばれ、栄えた。