I know I'm often a bad speller, and I sometimes end a sentence with a preposition. But dammit, I know what a Haiku is, and it drives me absolutely over the edge when I see the "haiku" that many twitterites write.
There are 17 syllables total in Haiku - and they must be divided, logically, into 3 lines - first line - 5 syllables, second line - 7 syllables, third line - 5 syllables.
Any one of those lines should be a thought. Doesn't have to be a sentence, but it should be able to stand on its own.
Ya can't just divy up any old sentence into 3 and call it Haiku. It ain't!
So there.
It does make me wonder about the state of education in this country, though - do they teach people what a syllable is anymore?
I know they don't diagram sentences anymore, too boring for the kids, I've heard.
I hereby appoint myself the official Haiku Czarina. I will be checking the internet for false claims of Haiku, and I will be reporting on them here!!
There are 17 syllables total in Haiku - and they must be divided, logically, into 3 lines - first line - 5 syllables, second line - 7 syllables, third line - 5 syllables.
Any one of those lines should be a thought. Doesn't have to be a sentence, but it should be able to stand on its own.
Ya can't just divy up any old sentence into 3 and call it Haiku. It ain't!
So there.
It does make me wonder about the state of education in this country, though - do they teach people what a syllable is anymore?
I know they don't diagram sentences anymore, too boring for the kids, I've heard.
I hereby appoint myself the official Haiku Czarina. I will be checking the internet for false claims of Haiku, and I will be reporting on them here!!
