26 January 2011

Writing poems

haikai

haibun

tanka prose
  • haiku - 3 lines, 10 to 17 morae as roughly 5-7-5, about nature, with kireji and kigo
  • senryĆ« - 3 lines, 17 or fewer morae, about human foibles, cynical or darkly humorous, with no kireji (cutting word) or kigo (season word)
  • monoku - 1-line haiku
  • tanka - 5 lines, roughly 5-7-5-7-7
  • jo-ha-kyu as a dramatic arc underlying these forms

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