haiku poetry
Japanese three-line form
Haiku poetry is a form of Japanese verse consisting of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, traditionally evoking nature or seasonal imagery in a single vivid moment.
The form emphasizes compression and suggestion over explanation.
In English, haiku has become any brief, imagistic poem, often loosening the strict syllable count: An old silent pond / A frog jumps into the pond— / Splash! Silence again.
- syllablesUnits of pronunciation
- tea ceremonyRitualized beverage preparation
- tercetThree-line verse unit
- senryuWitty Japanese three-liner
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
brevity · nature · mora · hokku · ephemerality · juxtaposition · imagery · Japan · seasons · allusion · wabi-sabi · conciseness · fleeting moment · cherry blossoms · morning glory · autumn moon · dewdrop · moonlight
haiku poetryepic poetry
Extended narrative in verse
the Iliad · the Odyssey · Paradise Lost · Beowulf · The Divine Comedy
haiku poetryrhyming verse
Lines with echoing finals
sonnets · ottava rima · villanelles · villanelle · limericks
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