How You Learned Haikus Wrong

English speakers probably learned that haiku are three line poems with the first line having 5 syllables, the second line having 7, and the third having 5 again. Well, that’s not how they teach it in Japan. And I think it’s got it fundamentally wrong. Let me explain! --- Follow me on instagram and twitter: @kent_morita --- Featured Artist: Takahiro Dunn Insta: @hiroikojima Twitter: @the_std Instagram: @the_std --- TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:18 What's a Syllable Anyway? 0:52 Syllables vs Mora 1:42 The "Rhythm" of Haiku 2:56 Haiku Rhythm Demo 3:23 An English Mistake 4:44 English Rhythm (Content vs Function Words) 6:31 Better Haiku Rules 7:27 What is a Haiku, Really? 8:44 Summing It All Up 9:47 Artist Feature! 10:54 Thank you! --- Sources: https://www.karger.com/Article/PDF/28486   / stress_timed_language   https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/ptsspc.... http://www.worldhaiku.net/archive/met... https://www-jstor-org.alumniproxy.lib... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_(Jap...) --- #learn #Japanese #English #Haiku