haiku
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As to why people may still have interest in short-form content when many apps such as YouTube and TikTok have moved towards much longer videos, he compared Vine's format to the haiku.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Reader Tim Torkildson of Virginia emailed a sardonic haiku in response:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
A haiku by the famous Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō reads, “a caterpillar / this deep in fall / still not a butterfly.”
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 4, 2024
Japan has been a haiku in motion: disciplined, artistic and minimalist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
I wanted to protest that I wasn’t tired and I’d never made up a haiku in my life, but Apollo snapped his fingers, and the next thing I knew I was closing my eyes.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing haiku
Reading: Literature - Poetry - Introductory
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Poetry: Genres
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - Middle School
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