Father: What are you reading, Meg? You've been reading
Haiku have been an important part of Japanese
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[?] How long have Japanese people been writing haiku?
that since 10 a.m.
Meg:
It's a book about haiku.
It's a little difficult, but it's
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interesting. L0ok.
,orite.
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
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use only a few words. Second, the lines do not have to
rhyme. Third, a seasonal word must be included.
On the other hand, like most English poems,
rhythm is very important.
Haiku use three lines
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[103 words)
- five, seven, and five syllables long.
Furuike ya
ぐ…5 syllables
a seasonal word→ Kawazu tobikomu <…7 syllables
1hylnov,
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bil/
Mizu no oto
ぐ…5 syllables
Tatg vas avad0o ou
