Japanese Poetry

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Traditional Japanese poetry with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

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Haiku

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Traditional Japanese poetry with 5 lines, syllable pattern 5-7-5-7-7.

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Tanka

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Seasonal term in Japanese poetry for indicating the season.

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kigo

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Opening stanza of a renga that evolved into haiku.

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hokku

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Country known for haiku and tanka poetry?

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Japan

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Syllables in the first line of a haiku?

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5

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In a tanka, syllables in the 3rd line?

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7

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Term for the cutting word in haiku that creates a pause or emphasis?

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kireji

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Japanese poet known for travel diaries and popularizing haiku.

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Matsuo Basho