As per both NaHaiWriMo (National Haiku Writing Month) and Wikipedia, Japanese "syllables" are counted differently. While the traditional Japanese method consists of 17 "on" (a short syllable, or sound). A Traditional Haiku is a 5–7–5 syllable poem about Nature not self.
This article was co-authored by our trained team of editors and researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness. This article was co-authored by our trained team of editors and researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness. These "on" are counted per mouth sound. Tell the truth of the present moment in a haiku instead of trying to filter your entire life in as few as around 7–8 words. Traditional and structured, this short form of Japanese poetry is well-known for its rule of 5/7/5: five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five again in the third. Haikus are short poems that don’t rhyme, but instead focus on the total number of syllables in each line (syllables are the sounds created by a vowel or sometimes by the letter ‘Y,’ where you pause when saying a word). The 5-7-5 rule is only somewhat true.
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