ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -What is a haiku? The haiku is a Japanese poetic form that consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.

Detailed explanation-2: -All haikus follow the same pattern of syllables for each line. The first line has five syllables, the second has seven, and the third has five.

Detailed explanation-3: -Traditional Haiku Structure 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. A haiku does not have to rhyme, in fact usually it does not rhyme at all.

Detailed explanation-4: -Each haiku poem is given a structure known as 5-7-5, and the whole poem consists of only three lines, with 17 syllables in total. The first line is 5 syllables. The second line is 7 syllables. The third line is 5 syllables.

Detailed explanation-5: -A haiku is a form of poem that originates from Japan. A haiku has three lines. There can be any number of words, but there must be 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the third line. Haikus do not usually rhyme.