Friday, February 27, 2009

Poetry Tips: Senryu Poems

Senryu Poems are similar to Haiku in that they are three lines long. This type of poem hails from Japan, is unrhymed and looks like this:

Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables

For more information on the difference between Haiku and Senryu, click the link below for an explanation from Shadow Poetry:

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/haiku/haiku.html

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