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What Is A Haiku?

What is a haiku? Haiku is an unrhymed type of poetry, originating in Japan, the purpose of a haiku is to give, describe, and create vivid images from the nature in only three lines. A traditional haiku contains a total of seventeen syllables,where each line contains a specified set of syllables; The first line contains five syllables. The middle line contains seven syllables. The last line contains five syllables.  Traditional haiku also have two essential elements; The Kireji (A cutting word!) The Kigo (The reference to a particular season) tting word!) 2. The Kigo (The seasonal reference by means of words) As directed in the haiku “The Old Pond”, composed by Matsuo Basho; The old pond, A frog jumps in- Splash! The sound of water.             Haiku-1 As a water drop falls, Melody of ripple rises in pond, Too loud to be heard. Haiku-2 A scar from yore,  A thousand sins to redeem, Still the scar heals.   Haiku-3 Ethereal moonlit ...