Haiku in Poetry
Haiku is a Japanese poem that contains 17 syllables in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. It doesn't follow any rhyme schemes and mainly exhibits nature and simplicity as its main points.
Historically speaking, Haiku was originally referred to as "hokku" and served as an opening stanza of a longer poem called "Renga" in 13th century. However, by the 16th century, it broke away from Renga and was enhanced and named as "haiku" by Matsuo Basho in the succeeding 17th century.
Traditionally, Haiku poems evoke imagery of the natural world. Nevertheless, it is now adapted in different languages around the world which covers a wider variety of themes.
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