Meaning of HAIKU
| Pronunciation: | | 'hIkoo
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| | Definition: | | [n] an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines |
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| | See Also: | | poem, verse form | |
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| | Definition: | | Haiku
This book explains the history and practice of haiku, the world`s shortest form of poetry. Sometimes called one-breath poetry (since the poems can be recited between an in-breath and an out-breath), haiku`s sharp beauty appeals to readers of every age. Here is a collection of easy-to-follow exercises and hints for would-be haiku poets, complete with background notes and examples of famous haiku written by the masters of the art. A selected bibliography and index are included. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | alba, anacreontic, balada, ballad, ballade, bucolic, canso, chanson, clerihew, dirge, dithyramb, eclogue, elegy, English sonnet, epic, epigram, epithalamium, epode, epopee, epopoeia, epos, georgic, ghazel, Horatian ode, idyll, Italian sonnet, jingle, limerick, lyric, madrigal, monody, narrative poem, nursery rhyme, ode, palinode, pastoral, pastoral elegy, pastorela, pastourelle, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, poem, prothalamium, rhyme, rondeau, rondel, roundel, roundelay, Sapphic ode, satire, sestina, Shakespearean sonnet, sloka, song, sonnet, sonnet sequence, tanka, tenso, tenzone, threnody, triolet, troubadour poem, verse, verselet, versicle, villanelle, virelay |
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