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Japanese Poetry. Haiku and Tanka. The Haiku. Three lines Set syllables (5-7-5) Nature as the subject Kigo Kireji. The snowy morning That Black Crow I hate so much… But he’s beautiful! ~Basho. The Tanka. Five lines Defined syllables (5-7-5-7-7) Reflects ideas of culture and society
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Japanese Poetry Haiku and Tanka
The Haiku • Three lines • Set syllables (5-7-5) • Nature as the subject • Kigo • Kireji
The snowy morning That Black Crow I hate so much… But he’s beautiful! ~Basho
The Tanka • Five lines • Defined syllables (5-7-5-7-7) • Reflects ideas of culture and society • Sometimes used as love letters • Uses imagery
On the white sand Of the beach of a small isle In the Eastern Seal, my face streaked with tears, Am playing with a crab – Ishikawa Takuboku[4]
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