haiku

haïku

Court poème japonais de trois vers, traditionnellement composé de cinq, sept puis cinq unités sonores, souvent consacré à la nature.

En anglais simple : A short Japanese poem in three lines, traditionally following a five-seven-five sound pattern and often describing nature.

• She read a Japanese haiku.
• The poet's haiku describes a quiet winter morning.
• We translated three haiku about spring flowers.

Expressions courantes : Japanese haiku, haiku poet, write a haiku

haïku

Poème dans une langue quelconque, généralement en trois vers de cinq, sept puis cinq syllabes, souvent sur la nature.

En anglais simple : A three-line poem in any language, usually with five, seven, then five syllables, often about nature.

• We wrote a haiku in English.
• Her haiku has five syllables in its final line.
• The class shared haiku about autumn leaves.

Expressions courantes : English haiku, haiku competition, write a haiku