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115:, as the opening verse of the poem, has always held a special position. It was traditional for the most honoured guest at the poetry-writing session to be invited to compose it and he would be expected to offer praise to his host and/or deprecate himself (often symbolically) while superficially referring to current surroundings and seasons. (The following verse fell to the host, who would then respond with a compliment to the guest, again, usually symbolically). 254:
Hearing the rice-planting songs in the fields, Bashō composed a poem that complimented the host on the elegance of his home and region—which he associated with the historical "beginnings" (
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or "cutting-word" that appears at the end of one of its three metrical units. Like all of the other stanzas, a Japanese
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or poetic art—while suggesting his joy and gratitude at being able to compose linked verse or "poetry" (
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continues to be used in its original sense, as the opening verse of a linked poem.
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in English nowadays seldom adhere to a 5-7-5 syllable format for the
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began to appear as an independent poem, and was also incorporated in
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is traditionally written in a single vertical line.
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Index

Japanese
renga
renku
Matsuo Bashō
haibun
Masaoka Shiki
haiku
moras
on
kireji
haiku in English
kigo
Sukagawa
Fukushima
Haikai
Haiku
Renga
Renku
Senryū
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