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The Tanka

by Kay Lee Kelly
copyright 02-17-2002


Age Rating: 1 +

Tanka

Tanka is Japan's oldest poetry form.
Traditionally a tanka has five lines with 5-7-5-7-7 syllables.
If you know haiku, you know half of a tanka.
Unlike haiku, tanka encourage feelings and emotions.

Gone.

Wonder where they have
gone the young, strong and able.
Was it just a lie ?
It seems the price way to dear,
watching all your good friends die.



Sometimes running to the dictionary
is the only way to get the count right,
pronuncation changes from one reigon and
country, to the other.






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        12-05-2009     Cynthia Baello        

I find this article very helpful and informative, I wish there were more examples to study using this form. I am glad I browsed the "helps" column and found this. Japanese poetry forms are unique in Asian literature and your article clarified some points I needed to know, like the syllable count and theme. Thank you for sharing!


        11-25-2005     Mehrina Butt        

Good example. Thanks for the explanation. By the way, what about the Japanese waka poems?

        02-26-2002     Molly Martin        

enjoyed the read
......... ;0)

        02-26-2002     Angie Engle        

Very lovely and well done.
Angie

        02-24-2002     Victor Buhagiar        

very well written and quite tight. well done.

        02-23-2002     Chris Ingham        

I envy your willingness to experiment and to succeed. Thanks for inviting me to this site; I can already see that I will enjoy the range of poetry here. Also, I'm recognising some old Themestream names. I almost feel at home. Chris.

        02-23-2002     Sharron Tyrrell        

Very nice kay ... sad when friends begin to die ... hugs Sharron

        02-22-2002     Bianca Boonstra        

I like writing Tanka's from time to time. These are nice. Thank you

        02-18-2002     Peggy Bertrand        

Kay, good example of form and thank you for sharing this one.



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