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.
In/tert/wined /in /a /dance /of,- 7
syllable
Life,/ death/ and/ re/birth.– 5 syllable
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