Haiku!

monster · 10-20-2010, 08:03 PM

I'm interested by your four line format. I thought that Haikus were in a 5 7 5 format, but your 4 line idea allows you other variations on this theme, as the two "orphan" syllables can attach to any of the three 5s, allowing 7 5 5 and 5 5 7 as well as variations on the (5 5 5 2) theme. Or am I just reading them incorrectly?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku

interesting that this definition also mentions a "cutting word" -I hadn't learned that before.

here are some more haiku threads:

http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=22900
http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=15718
http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=16098

10-20-2010, 08:03 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I'm interested by your four line format. I thought that Haikus were in a 5 7 5 format, but your 4 line idea allows you other variations on this theme, as the two "orphan" syllables can attach to any of the three 5s, allowing 7 5 5 and 5 5 7 as well as variations on the (5 5 5 2) theme. Or am I just reading them incorrectly? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku interesting that this definition also mentions a "cutting word" -I hadn't learned that before. here are some more haiku threads: http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=22900 http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=15718 http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php?t=16098 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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