Choka
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Simple | |
Description: | | The choka is a Japanese form of unrhymed alternating five
and seven syllable lines that ends with an extra seven syllable line. It can be any odd number of lines. | |
Origin: | | Japanese | |
Schematic: | | A nine-line choka would be:
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See Also: | | Coin Poem, Dodoitsu, Haiku, Sedoka, Tanka, Waka | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
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