Genre Studies - Unit-IV Haiku

 

Haiku

            Haiku is a Japanese poetic form. They are short poems that are based on syllables and not do rhyme. They are centred on nature and two opposing ideas in a single moment in time. The subjects of Haiku are beauty, seasons, and nature. The traditional subject matter of a haiku is a description of natural phenomena, wildlife, common everyday occurrences, or seasonal activities. It contains three lines, unrhymed and totally 17 syllables (5 syllables in first and third line & 7 syllables in second line).


 

Example

Nature and feelings,

Intertwined in a dance of,

Life, death and rebirth.

 

 Na/ture /and/ fee/lings,- 5 syllable

In/tert/wined /in /a /dance /of,- 7 syllable

Life,/ death/ and/ re/birth.– 5 syllable

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