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Japanese Poetry

Japanese Poetry. Haiku and Tanka. The Haiku. Three lines Set syllables (5-7-5) Nature as the subject Kigo Kireji. The snowy morning That Black Crow I hate so much… But he’s beautiful! ~Basho. The Tanka. Five lines Defined syllables (5-7-5-7-7) Reflects ideas of culture and society

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Japanese Poetry

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  1. Japanese Poetry Haiku and Tanka

  2. The Haiku • Three lines • Set syllables (5-7-5) • Nature as the subject • Kigo • Kireji

  3. The snowy morning That Black Crow I hate so much… But he’s beautiful! ~Basho

  4. The Tanka • Five lines • Defined syllables (5-7-5-7-7) • Reflects ideas of culture and society • Sometimes used as love letters • Uses imagery

  5. On the white sand Of the beach of a small isle In the Eastern Seal, my face streaked with tears, Am playing with a crab – Ishikawa Takuboku[4]

  6. Your Turn • Write one haiku and one tanka • Submit on TurnItIn.com

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