HAIKU

• Haiku is both a type of poetic pattern and a

way of experiencing world.
• This short, 17-syllable form usually written
in three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable count,
focuses our attention on a single, insightful
moment.
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• Haiku traditionally contains a kigo (defined word or
phrases that symbolizes or implies the season of the
poem.
• Kigo are often in the form of metonyms ad hence can
be difficult for those who lack Japanese cultural
reference to spot.
• Matsou Basho is the Japan’s greatest haiku poet,
believed that real poetry was leading a beautiful life with
nature.
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Summer grasses grow

On brave warrior’s splendid dreams
The afterglow comes.
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An old silent pond

A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again.
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HAIKU 1

v
Summer grasses grow
On brave warrior’s splendid dreams
The afterglow comes.

HAIKU 2

An old silent pond v

A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again.