Haiku are strictly about nature. All of the definitions posted here are incorrect, those are senryu, which are haiku that do not deal with nature.
HAIKU:
Whispering softly
Willow trees in the winter
Sway in the cold wind.
SENRYU:
I have a big cock
It is much bigger than yours
Yours is just too small
Whispering softly
Willow trees in the winter
Sway in the cold wind.
SENRYU:
I have a big cock
It is much bigger than yours
Yours is just too small
by Alexis Rose January 31, 2007
A strict form of Japanese poetry consisting of 3 lines.
Format:
First Line 5 Syllables
Second Line 7 Syllables
Third Line 5 Syllables
Format:
First Line 5 Syllables
Second Line 7 Syllables
Third Line 5 Syllables
by Depakote June 12, 2003
this is a haiku
it has seven syllables
it also has five
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a haiku is a Japanese poem including 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the last ( only three lines)
it has seven syllables
it also has five
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a haiku is a Japanese poem including 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the last ( only three lines)
haikuuuuu
by EveryoneDeservesHappiness421 March 15, 2018
Haikus have three lines.
The first has five syllables,
Then seven, then five.
Proper haikus are about nature, especially the seasons; the structure tends to be more important than the words.
The first has five syllables,
Then seven, then five.
Proper haikus are about nature, especially the seasons; the structure tends to be more important than the words.
by Blue Jack January 03, 2009
A type of Japanese poetry composed of three unrhyming lines, Most likely used by the Wapanese or otaku when they aren't fighting over which episode of Hamtaro was the best.
by otaku killer May 12, 2003
by youkay April 01, 2004
by hippy mcP May 11, 2003