Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry, the late 19th century modification by Masaoka Shiki of the ancient hokku, the beginning verse of a connected verse form, haikai no renga.
The customary hokku comprised of a pattern of around 5,7 and 5 morae, phonetic units which only partly match up to the syllables of languages like English. It also has a unique season word representative of the period in which the rengta is positioned, or a reference to the ordinary world.
Hokku generally put together two diverse phrases, with a separate grammatical break generally at the end of either the initial five or second seven morae. These elements of the ancient hokku are measured by a lot of people to be vital to haiku as well.
The customary hokku comprised of a pattern of around 5,7 and 5 morae, phonetic units which only partly match up to the syllables of languages like English. It also has a unique season word representative of the period in which the rengta is positioned, or a reference to the ordinary world.
Hokku generally put together two diverse phrases, with a separate grammatical break generally at the end of either the initial five or second seven morae. These elements of the ancient hokku are measured by a lot of people to be vital to haiku as well.
