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Definition of Haiku

1. Noun. An epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines.

Definition of Haiku

1. Noun. A Japanese poem of a specific form, consisting of 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. ¹

2. Noun. 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. ¹

3. Noun. (plural of haiku) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Haiku

1. a Japanese poem [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haiku

Literary usage of Haiku

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide Maui by Sharon Hamblin (2005)
"haiku This middle-of-nowhere town has a lot going for it - fantastic restaurants, an impressive grocery store, interesting shops and a huge yoga studio. ..."

2. Writing Poetry With Children by Jo Ellen Moore (1999)
"A haiku poem consists of 17 unrhymed syllables organized into three lines. Line 1—5 syllables Line 2—7 syllables Line 3—5 syllables Most haiku poems refer ..."

3. Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6by Lynne R. Dorfman, Rose Cappelli by Lynne R. Dorfman, Rose Cappelli (2007)
"For young writers, understanding haiku as a form of poetry may help them use ... haiku includes what the poet is thinking or feeling about an action, ..."

4. SBIR Program Diversity and Assessment Challenges: Report of a Symposium by Charles W. Wessner (2004)
"BOX C: SBIR haiku Without measurement metrics SBIR remains As unknowable as the surface of the sea. Meeting New National Challenges William Bonvillian ..."

5. The Statesmen of the Commonwealth of England: With a Treatise on the Popular by John Forster (1846)
"... air Francis Barring ton, who could trace his pedigree up to the Norman Conquest. Lord haiku was nearer B. the mark, when, in his Annals, ..."

6. Life in the Sandwich Islands: Or, The Heart of the Pacific, as it was and is by Henry Theodore Cheever (1856)
"... eternity—Montgomery's imprecation—We are let down safely—We pass to the sugar-making on East Maui—Farming lands—Horseback route through haiku—Sand-hills ..."

7. Poetry, Grades 5-6 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Linda Armstrong, Jill Norris (2005)
"Explain that the collection of poems they will read next are written in a Japanese form called haiku. Matsuo Munefusa, who wrote under the name of Basho, ..."

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