ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -haiku, unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -Haiku is a Japanese lyric poem of 17 syllables, usually broken up into 3 lines. Haiku often describe a brief moment in time and focus on observations of nature.

Detailed explanation-3: -In order for it to be a Haiku, it must have 17 syllables. Because a Haiku is strictly 3 un-rhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, people usually are very strict about this.

Detailed explanation-4: -However, it was because of all the languages currently attempted to write Haiku. 17 syllables was the recommended syllable count for the Japanese language and even its most famous poet Basho, broke the rule a few times as needed. That was the other reason for their decision. Haiku are one-breath poems.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are only three lines, totaling 17 syllables. The first line is 5 syllables. The second line is 7 syllables. The third line is 5 syllables like the first. Punctuation and capitalization are up to the poet, and need not follow the rigid rules used in structuring sentences. More items