[DOC] [TLE] poetry Japan: haiku and tanka - Cedar Gallery [PAR] It is an ultimate compact poem of three lines, consisting of seventeen 'syllables'. 
... This sounds very simple, but demands a lot of attention from both the reader ... 
Tanka are 31-syllable poems that have been a popular form of poetry in ... As a 
form of poetry, tanka is older than haiku, and tanka poems evoke a .... just like 
that [DOC] [TLE] tanka | Japanese poetry | Britannica.com [PAR] Tanka, in literature, a five-line, 31-syllable poem that has historically been the 
basic form of Japanese poetry. ... The ballad survives in folk poetry, as it did in 
China, but the long poem of ... Haiku is an extremely concentrated form of only 
17 syllables. ... Prefer the intoxicating aroma of old books over getting sunburned 
on... [DOC] [TLE] tanka - Aha! Poetry [PAR] That's still true, but in the meantime I've searched the longer bookshelves of 
Berkeley ... What I found was a comparison of haiku to tanka in editor Marie 
Philomene's .... Yet, here in North America, the interest has only begun to gather 
momentum. ... In diction, use the old: don't go further back than the Three 
Anthologies. [DOC] [TLE] Examples of Haiku Poems - YourDictionary [PAR] A mora is a sound unit, much like a syllable, but is not identical to it. ... So if you 
wanted some old examples of haiku poems, you could read the first verse ... The 
three masters of hokku from the 17th century were Basho, Issa, and .... that's not 
a haiku because the middle line only has 5 syllables ... Examples of Tanka Poetry
... [DOC] [TLE] Haiku - Wikipedia [PAR] Haiku () About this sound listen (helpinfo) (plural haiku) is a very short form 
of Japanese .... This is illustrated by the Issa haiku below, which contains 17 on 
but only 15 syllables. ... Some translators of Japanese poetry have noted that 
about 12 syllables in ... old pond: a frog leaps in: water's sound ..... 1 (4): 3031. [DOC] [TLE] Japanese Haiku and Matsuo Basho - George J. Leonard [PAR] Old pond. Frog jumps in. Water-sound. Classical Japanese literature most 
famous ... A haiku (the word is both singular and plural) is a poem only 17 
syllables ... Be that as it may, Western culture has already embraced the word "
haiku," and ... keeping the 31-syllable tanka form colloquial language and wit, but 
investing the... [DOC] [TLE] Haiku and Tanka (Japanese Poetry Workshop) - Deer Park Institute [PAR] Tanka are 31-syllable poems that have been a popular form of poetry in Japan 
for at least 1300 years. As a form of poetry, tanka is older than haiku, and tanka 
poems evoke a moment or mark an ... In Japanese, tanka is often written in one 
straight line, but in English and other .... June 17th  August 9th 2013 (8 weeks). [DOC] [TLE] The Haiku and The Tanka | Versifier [PAR] There is no consideration of meter or rhyme, but the syllables must be organised 
... Here is another example, where I have used two Haiku to form a poem, the first 
... in total, the first seventeen follow exactly the same format as the Haiku, the 
extra two lines contain seven syllables each. ... eyes seek only the prized grain (7
) [DOC] [TLE] Haiku background : Poetry through the Ages - Webexhibits [PAR] Of all poetic forms, haiku stands as one of the most elegant and immediate  a ... 
the courts and hillsides of Japan, has made haiku globally popular for the past 
century. ... The most popular of these forms, waka, featured 31 phonetic units, or "
on," .... Japanese contacts to not only procure the classics, but also the latest 
haiku. [DOC] [TLE] HAIKU POETRY - meister_z HOME [PAR] This is important to remember not only for understanding and writing Tanka ... 
Haiku written in 17 syllable would be as difficult to recite using the same 
comparatives as 17 onji. ... Tanka

Question: Haiku have only / 17, but the older / tanka, 31
Answer: Syllables