tanka and haiku discussion
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spring summer
fallwinter
SPRINGMARCH 21-LATE JUNE
SUMMERJUNE 21-LATE
SEPTEMBER
FALL (AUTUMN)
SEPTEMBER 22-LATE DECEMBER
WINTERDECEMBER 22-MARCH 22
JAPAN
Japanese Tanka and Haiku
• Haiku and tanka share a philosophy
that dictates poems should attempt
to capture fleeting moments in time,
reminding readers not only of the
beauty of everyday life, but also the
brevity of life.
• Tanka and haiku are both traditional
short forms of Japanese poetry.
• Both haiku and tanka can convey
sadness and despair
Tanka• means “short song”
• Much older than the Haiku
• Dates back about 1300 years
• Tanka came of age in the seventh
century when it emerged as the
Japanese Imperial Court's favored form
of poetry.
Tanka
• Originally written mainly by women
• some poets who write Tanka in
English don’t even use the 5 – 7 – 5 –
7 – 7 format. Instead, they simply
alternate the lengths of the lines:
short / long / short / long / long.
TankaStructure – 5 lines/31 syllables
3 lines – 7 syllables each2 lines – 5 syllables each
5-7-5-7-7
Dead leaves whirling
In the heartless autumn gust!
Still more fleeting
Have I found (as well as man
must)
Man’s short life from dust to
dust
White and silent snow
Creates the winter
landscape
A peaceful blanket
An artist’s windswept
canvas
Falling, drifting, tender
flakes
HAIKU• A Haiku is a form of Japanese Poetry
• It only had 3 lines and none of them
have to rhyme.
• 17 syllables
• Broken up into 3 lines (5-7-5)
• Usually dealing with nature
• Originally written mainly by men
HAIKU
• 300 years old
Structure – 3 lines/17 syllables2 lines – 5 syllables each1 line – 7 syllables
5-7-5
Summer grasses—All that remainsOf soldiers’ visions.
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