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Tanka and Haiku

Tanka and Haiku. English II. Tanka. Short verse form that began early in Japanese history and still survives today Has to do with social needs, obligations and past times Defining feature is syllable count- 31 syllables (5,7,5,7,7). English example. Snow upon the hills

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Tanka and Haiku

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  1. Tanka and Haiku English II

  2. Tanka • Short verse form that began early in Japanese history and still survives today • Has to do with social needs, obligations and past times • Defining feature is syllable count- 31 syllables (5,7,5,7,7)

  3. English example • Snow upon the hills • Ice along frozen rivers • These for you I trod • Yet for all that never lost • The way to be lost in you

  4. Haiku • Shorter verse form of Tanka • Consists of only 17 syllables (5,7,5- the 1st half of the tanka)

  5. Famous Japanese poets • Ki Ysurayuki (died 945c.)- chief aid of emperor Diago • Assembled one of the largest anthologies of Japanese poetry, the Kokinshu • Ono Komachi (833-857)- early tanka poet whose poems are characterized by passion and energy • Priest Jakuren (1139-1202)- Buddist priest and prominent tanka poet whose poems are filled with beautiful yet melancholy imagery

  6. Poets continued • Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)- greatest Japanese haiku poet • YosaBuson (1716-1784)- widely regarded as the second-greatest Japanese haiku poet • Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) considered to be on the same level as Buson, after his death, wrote haikus that reflect appreciation for the hardships faced by the common people

  7. Literary Analysis • Tanka- most prevalent verse form in traditional Japanese literature • Most include at least one caesura or pause Both haikus and Tanka poems use vivid imagery- language that appeals to the senses

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