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俳句に興味を持ったメグは、日本の俳句について英語で紹介した本を読んでいます
? How long have Japanese people been writing haiku?
Father: What are you reading, Meg? You've been reading
that since 10 a.m.
It's a book about haiku.
It's little difficult, but it's
ちょっと
interesting. Look.
Meg:
Haiku have been an important part of Japanese
culture since the Edo period. Japanese people have
been writing haiku for centuries.
Haiku are different from traditional English
poems. First, they are not written in sentences. They
use only a few words. Second, the lines do not have to
ほんのわずか
season
rhyme. Third, a seasonal word must be included.
On the other hand, like most English poems,
一方で
rhythm is very important. Haiku use three lines
five, seven, and five syllables long.
Furuike ya
a seasonal word → Kawazu tobikomu
Mizu no oto
<... 5 syllables
<... 7 syllables
<-- 5 syllables
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