noun
haiku
HIGH-koo/ˈhaɪkuː/
A short Japanese-style poem, usually arranged in three lines.
The three-line haiku appears beside a small ink drawing of a pond.
Etymology
The pieces connect haiku with comic linked verse, whose opening lines originally bore this name. Today's short poem thus carries a name associated with the brief opening unit of a longer poetic form.
In context
mary sunley's elemental haiku about cerium more common than lead and yet an ardent member of the rare earth club
More examples
- Our teacher reads a Japanese haiku aloud.
- His haiku captures a winter morning in three short lines.
- The students share their haikus at the end of class.
Forms
haiku · haikus