[Tutorial] Haiku

[Miz]

Haiku

Yes something Japanese (12 Year old White Asian Wannbe = Me)

Now 13 (May 31)​

What Are Haiku?
Haiku is a type of Japanese poetry that was created between
1300 AD - 1600 AD. No one really knows who wrote the 1st Haiku but its a wonderful Japanese Peotry. That are based on lines of 5 - 7 - 5 Syllable.

Haiku Topics

While traditional hokku/haiku focused on nature and the place of humans in nature.

Modern haiku poets often consider any subject matter suitable, whether related to nature, an urban setting, or even a technological context.

While old hokku avoided some topics such as romance, sex, and overt violence, contemporary haiku often deal specifically with such themes.

Haiku Syllable

Example of a Haiku

Worker bees can leave.
Even drones can fly away.
The queen is their slave
~Chuck Palahniuk (1944)

Now if you notice if you clap your hands at every symbol
it moves at that speed which is really important
Lets say you miss clap your Syllable make sure you check many times
Or its not declared at Haiku just a messed up poem

Changes in the Haiku Rules
When Haikus came to the Western World some changes were made to show "Writers Freedom" Because of this it is impossible to single out any current style or format or subject matter as definitive "haiku". Nonetheless, some of the more common practices in English are:

Use of three (or fewer) lines of no more than 17 syllables in total;
Use of a season word (kigo);
Use of a caesura or a punctuation mark to implicitly contrast and compare two events, images or situations.

Any major Differents is that you can write a peom that is no more then 17 syllables total but it still has to be 3 lines and it has to been in this pattern

Lower # of syllables
Greater # of syllables
Lower # of syllables

Notes: The Lower # of Syllables Must be the Same

Reading Haikus
If you get a Haiku from Japan and translate it you will find something different about it.

Example:

Japanese:
Furu ike
ya kawazu tobikomu
mizu no oto

English:
An old mere
When the frogs jump in
The sound of water
~ The Lengendary Lord Bashō of Japan (1680)

If you notice that the English Verison doesn't follow the Syllable Rule?
This is Correct but if you read the Japanese one it fits perfectly so if its translated it still will be a Haiku even if it ignores the rules

Tanka
Tanka is also another ancient Japanese Poetry except the poem syllables are
5-7-5-7-7
This is a longer Verison to a Haiku so please enjoy

Conculsion

Many people think this Lengendary Poetry is too hard but its not just find a topic your good at and make sure you know Syllable before you write one or it wouldn't be a Haiku.

Tutorial Updations

June 14, 2007 3:30 PM EST - Updated notes and added more content

 

[Miz]

Tutorial Updated

 

[FireEffect]

Hmm maybe I wont use it but useful to other +rep if i can.

EDIT-Nop i cant give you rep, i guess i have given your rep lately.
PS-Why dont you post an example of your own Haiku

 

[Duwenbasden]

To sum it up:

What is a Haiku?
Poem in five seven five
syllables for you.

... sorry.

 

[DM Cross]

Yes, I did have to count the syllables in each line there... No, I do not believe I have problems

[The Haiku was properly syllabled.]

 

[elmstfreddie]

I have a bunch of poetry sheets from school this year, explaining how to do a lot of types of poems.
In this tutorial you should mention Tanka, which are like Haiku except longer. I think it's 5-7-5-7-7 or something like that. BRB gonna check.
Yeah 5-7-5-7-7.
Mizuio if you want a list of types of poems and rhyme/rhythm schemes PM me or something.

 

[Miz]

I guess i can add that... Sure Why not