haiku
IPA: hˈaɪku
noun
- A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
- A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
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Examples of "haiku" in Sentences
- That will play havok with haiku.
- Cuss in rhyme or, perhaps, haiku.
- Experimental haiku is on it's way.
- The spirit of the haiku is intended.
- He was to conceptualize the war as a haiku.
- Extra points if it is in the form of a haiku.
- The reshuffling of the tree's components is left to HAIKU.
- At times, the Latin text is sung below the text of the haiku.
- Although inspired by haiku, none of the segments is actually haiku.
- The first stanza of the renga chain is the forebear of the modern haiku.
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