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HORIZON, 2020-21
It's verse again
- Somini Sudeep
Dept. Of English
Haiku is a traditional style of Japanese poetry
in which seventeen syllables are written in
three lines, the first line made of five syllables,
second line seven syllables and the third line
five syllables. The subject is basically about
nature or season. However, for English
speakers, haiku is a popular style of poetry
that can be about anything. Most haiku do not
rhyme. yet there is nothing that prevents it
from rhyming, provided the rhyme fits the
purpose of the poem. Many people use haiku
as a form for creating funny, entertaining or
absurd poems. It also features intense
emotion. Though compact in size, a haiku
delivers a message.
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