Am I Haiku or Not?
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Am I Haiku or Not?
I've been goofing around creating this silly webapp since seeing two of my favorite sites (who will remain…
daghlian.com#haiku syllable counter#5-7-5 checker#poetry syllables#haiku generator
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5-7-5 syllable rule does not reflect English haiku; it comes from Japanese onji
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5-7-5 is a meter that comes from Japanese where the 5-7-5 is onji (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onji) not English syllables. Insisting on a 5-7-5 standard for English haiku is…
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