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Japanese Poetry

Japanese Poetry. Haiku and Tanka. Haiku Poetry. Shortest form of poetry developed in Japan Emerged in late 17 th century Very popular today (There are dozens of magazines dedicated to haiku.) Most educated Japanese can easily write a haiku. What is haiku?.

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Japanese Poetry

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  1. Japanese Poetry Haiku and Tanka

  2. Haiku Poetry • Shortest form of poetry developed in Japan • Emerged in late 17th century • Very popular today (There are dozens of magazines dedicated to haiku.) • Most educated Japanese can easily write a haiku.

  3. What is haiku? • Three line poem consisting of 17 syllables. • First line = 5 syllables • Second line = 7 syllables • Third line = 5 syllables • Often includes a reference to nature • Written in present tense • Not descriptive; it provides a series of images to be connected with reader’s imagination

  4. A Butterfly • A falling flower, thought I, • Fluttering back to the branch - • Was a butterfly. • Moritake

  5. The River • See the river flow, • In a long unbroken line • On the field of snow. • Boncho

  6. Tanka Poetry • Tanka is perhaps the oldest form of Japanese poetry. • It was first used as a form of prayer. • It became the standard form of poetry during the Heian Period.

  7. What is tanka? • Five line poem consisting of 31 syllables. • First line = 5 syllables • Second line = 7 syllables • Third line = 5 syllables • Fourth line = 7 syllables • Fifth line = 7 syllables • Written to celebrate events or occasions • Written in present tense • Each line expresses a single idea

  8. Untitled • Off in front of me • on that distant summit • is the setting sun, • while in the mountain shadow • darkness moves through the pines • Jusammi Chikako

  9. Untitled • Not a trace is left • of that blossom-tinted wind • that filled my garden. • Those who visit me now • will see only fallen snow. • Fujiwara no Teika

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