Tanka
Type: | | Structure, Metrical Requirement, Other
Requirement | |
Description: | | Japanese syllable-based five line poem with syllable
counts: 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 7. The abbreviated version can be: 2 / 3 / 2 / 3 / 3. | |
Origin: | | Japanese | |
Schematic: | | xxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxx
or
xx
xxx
xx
xxx
xxx | |
Rhythm/Stanza Length: | | 5 | |
Examples: | | | |
See Also: | | Abbreviated Haiku I, Abbreviated Haiku II, Choka, Haikai no Renga, Haiku, Renga, Renga Chain, Senryu, Somonka, Syllabic Verse, Waka | |
Status: | | Incomplete | |
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