Tanka Poetry
Tanka poems follow a set of rules. They all have five lines and each line follows a pattern: the first line has five syllables, the second line has seven syllables, the third line has five syllables, the fourth line has seven syllables, and the fifth line has seven syllablesWhat is a Japanese tanka?The tanka is a thirty-one-syllable poem, traditionally written in a single unbroken line. A form of "waka", Japanese song or verse, tanka translates as “short song,” and is better known in its…See More
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