Traditional Japanese haiku is defined by three aspects: units of 5, 7, and 5 Japanese sound syllables (the basic size and shape of the verse), the technique of cutting (an effective division of the haiku into two parts for the purpose of comparison or contrast), and season (a reference in the haiku to the season in which it was written). These correspond roughly to the haiku’s form, mechanics, and subject matter. Despite many exceptions and periodic renunciations of the norms, the majority of Japanese haiku are still written in this way.
on a barren brancha crow has settled —autumn dusk Bashô, written in 1680
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