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    Haiku is a Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Unlike English verse, haiku counts sound units known as "on" or morae. Kigo A haiku traditionally contains a kigo, a defined word or phrase.

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    Haiku is a Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Unlike English verse, haiku counts sound units known as "on" or morae. Kigo A haiku traditionally contains a kigo, a defined word or phrase.

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    Haiku is a Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Unlike English verse, haiku counts sound units known as "on" or morae. Kigo A haiku traditionally contains a kigo, a defined word or phrase.

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    Fabio Prado 6 B February 9, 2012

    Haiku Rules
    A verse form consisting of three lines: five, seven, and five syllables in length.

    Haiku Definition
    Haiku Poetry Type is a Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. (Talk About image)

    Syllables or "on" in haiku


    In contrast to English verse typically characterized by meter, Japanese verse counts sound units known as "on" or morae.

    Kigo
    A haiku traditionally contains a kigo, a defined word or phrase that symbolizes or implies the season of the poem

    Kireji
    In Japanese haiku a kireji, or cutting word, typically appears at the end of one of the verse's three phrases

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