JAPANESE LITERATURE
HAIKU AND TANKA POETRY
2007-03-06 13:52:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Haikus have 3 lines, the first with 5 syllables, the next with 7, and the last with 5. They are usually about nature and capture a snapshot of time, not try to tell a story or anything.
Tankas have 5 lines, with the syllables going 5-7-5-7-7. They are usually used to mark an occasion or event. They are older than haikus.
2007-03-06 13:58:06 · answer #1 · answered by moonfreak♦ 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well I don't know what Tanka is but I could help you with haikus.A haiku is a poem with 3 lines. The first line has 5 words in it. The second line has seven words in it. And the last line has 5 words in it.
See ya!
2007-03-06 16:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by Alison I 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
5 7 5 that's all I remember about haiku.
I think there is a 3 7 5 also. Haiku is about nature and love. I don't want to look it up on the stupid wikipedia, you can do that yourself.
2007-03-06 13:56:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well blizzy blah blah, glad we ran into each other as I am a well respected Irish American limerick hatter and haiku aficionado. Here is a Haiku about haiku:
Five Seven then Five
That aint no jive, for real, girl
I makes me whole, yes
the haiku has the power, and the power is yours.
2007-03-06 15:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋