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| − | A haiku is a traditional Japanese short poem written in a 5 7 5 syllabic structure and usually broken up into two or three lines. | + | ==Definition== |
| + | A haiku is a traditional Japanese short poem written in a 5 7 5 syllabic structure and usually broken up into two or three lines. The themes of a haiku often revolve around nature and seasons. To be a proper haiku, it must contain a season word ''kigo'' which indicates which season the haiku is set in. | ||
| + | == Example == | ||
| + | ===Matsuo Bashô: Frog Haiku=== | ||
| + | Furu ike ya | ||
| + | kawazu tobikomu | ||
| + | mizu no oto | ||
| − | + | This is one of the most translated Japanese haikus[http://www.bopsecrets.org/gateway/passages/basho-frog.htm] | |
| + | One translation of this poem is: | ||
| + | Old pond | ||
| + | frogs jumped in | ||
| + | sound of water. | ||
| − | + | In this case, the frog is the season word which references spring.[http://www.xs4all.nl/~daikoku/haiku/meguri/kuhi-2.htm] | |
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Revision as of 19:46, March 29, 2007
Definition
A haiku is a traditional Japanese short poem written in a 5 7 5 syllabic structure and usually broken up into two or three lines. The themes of a haiku often revolve around nature and seasons. To be a proper haiku, it must contain a season word kigo which indicates which season the haiku is set in.
Example
Matsuo Bashô: Frog Haiku
Furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto
This is one of the most translated Japanese haikus[1] One translation of this poem is:
Old pond frogs jumped in sound of water.
In this case, the frog is the season word which references spring.[2]