Haiku's are poems (?)

Question

Do you think haikus are poetry? I personaly do not. I see poetry as someting that can tell a story in some sort of format, haikus can't tell a story (well, rarely can) in the specific haiku format. I like haikus and all but I don' see how they are poetry.

 

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If you don't know what a haiku is, it is a "form of poetry" where the first sentence has 5 syllables, the second has 7 syllables, and the third has 5 syllables. Here is an example.

Hello sunny day

Bright sunny blue sky above

Under bright light

 

(You can see, this really tells no story)

Answer 1

Also, your third stanza to this "haiku" has four syllables, not five.

Answer 2

A haiku is a traditional Japanese-style poem with a format of five syllables for the first stanza, seven syllables for the second stanza, and back to five syllables for the third/last stanza. A haiku is supposed to put an image in your mind in as few is 17 syllables (5-7-5).

Answer 3

A poem doesn't have to tell a story. It can just describe something as well. I write poems sometme of both!

Comments

I also agree it doesn't have to tell a story.

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I know, by I still don't see haikus as poetry, they are too short.

Answer 4

I agree