tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post959481780377353844..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-9749244438155052022008-12-19T11:23:00.000+00:002008-12-19T11:23:00.000+00:00."The Egg heads had a question on Haiku β how many....<BR/><I>"The Egg heads had a question on Haiku β how many syllables in the second line β which they got wrong. Of course we know itβs seven."</I><BR/><BR/>Unfortunately the 'syllable count' is not so straightforward, I'm afraid. <B>;-)</B><BR/><BR/>Some Victorian translators tried to force haiku into 'English' rhyming couplets; or quatrains.<BR/><BR/>One misinformed form was that a haiku was anything that was 17 syllables, of 5/7/5 respectively. <BR/><BR/>Good line breaks were often ignored so as to force the '5/7/5' shape, and 'Dalek' syntax was the norm, or excessive padding out of unnecessary extra words.<BR/><BR/>Japanese haiku aren't actually 17 'syllables' of text as their grammar come as words not as symbols such as .,;: etc...<BR/><BR/>The Japanese language is made of more than one non-Alphabet system; and haiku are counted by 'sound unit' measuring <I>'on'</I>. <BR/><BR/>A good weblink is:<BR/><B><A HREF="http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv1n6/Gemma_Bristow.html" REL="nofollow">Towards a Description of Haiku by Gemma Bristow</A></B><BR/><BR/>I feel that the fact that haiku are not easy makes it a worthwhile lifelong challenge, and great for exercising the left and right sides of the brain too! <B>;-)</B><BR/><BR/>all my best,<BR/><BR/>Alan<BR/><B><A HREF="http://www.withwords.org.uk" REL="nofollow">With Words</A></B>Area 17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07472190637554124160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-78109498128408962732008-11-20T15:49:00.000+00:002008-11-20T15:49:00.000+00:00Judy: as usual we are at one in this:)Judy: as usual we are at one in this:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-30960707289909074082008-11-20T12:38:00.000+00:002008-11-20T12:38:00.000+00:00I have no desire to ever cook another huge meal fo...I have no desire to ever cook another huge meal for my whole family - usually 16+ people - ever again! Been there, done that too much! I love the big gatherings, but they exhaust me. I actually look forward to simple meals these days, and lucky for me, so does mr. kenju (most of the time)...LOLkenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.com