Haiku is a mode of Japanese poetry, the late 19th century revision by Masaoka Shiki of the older hokku. The traditional Haiku consisted of around 5, 7, 5 on. The Japanese word on, meaning "sound", corresponds to a mora, a phonetic unit similar but not identical to the syllable of a language such as English. (The words onji, ("sound symbol") or moji (character symbol) are also sometimes used.) A haiku contains a special season word (the kigo) representative of the season in which the renga is set, or a reference to the natural world. Haiku usually combine three different phrases, with a distinct grammatical break (kireji) usually at the end of either the first five or second seven or last five morae. These elements of the older haiku are considered by many to be essential to haiku as well, although they are not always included by modern writers of Japanese "free-form haiku" and of non-Japanese haiku. Japanese haiku are typically written as a single line, while English language haiku are traditionally separated into three lines. In Japanese, nouns do not have different singular and plural forms, so 'haiku' is usually used as both a singular and plural noun in English as well. Senryu is a similar poetry form that emphasizes humor and human foibles instead of seasons, and which may not have kigo or kireji. Here are a few samples: Words as an art form the lure of the underground mystery within Aesthete2000 How often, really can the simple things matter? always, millions, now Ahhyeah Future President Prefer one with a backbone Only time will tell Motown Terri *Contribution by Terri R. (aka Motown Terri) andThe Underground Poets
The word "haiku" is singular and also plural. You can say "a haiku" or "many haiku."
It is a German word which has it's origins in the 1850's
a haiku is a 17-word poem
The origins of "Rap Music" comes from the study of poems, haiku's and different studies. Metaphors are also used and reprehended in most raps.
My Haiku was eliminated from the competition, because I had the wrong number of syllables. I wrote a haiku?
The word "haiku" would be a noun. It names a specific form of poetry.
The likely word is haiku -- a Japanese poetry form.
The word is spelled "haiku".
poetry
The two main types of haiku are shiki-no-ku (season word haiku) and ji-amari (sparing word haiku). Shiki-no-ku focuses on capturing a seasonal reference, while ji-amari uses rhythmic and linguistic techniques to convey a moment of awareness or insight.
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Haiku focused on nature, the seasons, and observations of everyday life in a concise and minimalist style, whereas medieval European poems often explored religious themes, chivalry, love, and heroic tales with a more elaborate and structured form. Haiku also typically lacked rhyme and had a specific syllable structure.