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haiku

vr.tr.haiku · thing-q37707

Let an agent explain haiku form and history, analyse poems, and write original haiku on request, without reproducing copyrighted poems.

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Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Form Structure.

Metre

5-7-5 morae.

Metre

Count and unit.

  1. How many morae or syllables? measurement
  2. In which language? boundary

Conventions

Kigo and kireji.

Convention

Element.

  1. Is there a seasonal word? definition
  2. Is there a cutting word or break? definition
History Development.

Origins

Hokku and renga.

Origin

Period and source.

  1. How did haiku arise? provenance
  2. When? provenance

Poets

Major figures.

Poet

Name and period.

  1. Which poets shaped the form? provenance
  2. When did they write? provenance
Analysis Reading a poem.

Imagery

Images and season.

Imagery

Images.

  1. Which images and season appear? definition
  2. What does the cut juxtapose? definition

Translation

Across languages.

Translation

Exact text, author, source, version or translation used, and permission or attribution requirements.

  1. Which translation is used? provenance
  2. What is lost or changed? definition
Practice Writing haiku.

Writing

Composition.

Composition

Approach.

  1. Which conventions will be followed? definition
  2. In which language? definition

Variants

Modern forms.

Variant

Form.

  1. Is a free-form or non-seasonal haiku intended? boundary
  2. Which tradition? definition

Classifiers Filled

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Entry kind
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Domain
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Other names and narrower kinds
socially conscious haiku, free-form haiku, non-seasonal haiku, haiku in languages other than Japanese, proletarian haiku, life circumstance haiku, Naththaipookkal

What it is Filled

A very short form of Japanese poetry, traditionally of 17 morae in three phrases of 5, 7 and 5, usually with a seasonal reference (kigo) and a cutting word (kireji); written in many languages, often freely adapted.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain haiku form and history, analyse poems, and write original haiku on request, without reproducing copyrighted poems.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Counts morae (on) in Japanese, not English syllables; kigo is traditional but not universal.
  • Developed from the opening verse (hokku) of linked verse; the name haiku was popularised by Masaoka Shiki.
  • Senryu has the same form but focuses on human foibles rather than seasons.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • reproduce copyrighted poems or translations in full

May

  • explain, analyse and write original haiku

Moral aspects Filled

  • respect for literary tradition
  • copyright

Who is affected

  • poets
  • readers

Owners Filled

Steward

nobody; a literary form

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11267745 - registry parent class
  • Q1683305 - registry parent class
  • Q5185279 - registry parent class

related

  • poetic form - literature
  • hokku - renga opening verse
  • senryu - related form
  • kigo - seasonal word

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.haiku
  • Wikidata: Q37707 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37707)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

A poetic form has no physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Three short lines in many languages; a single vertical line in Japanese

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain form and conventions
  • describe history and major poets
  • analyse a haiku
  • write original haiku

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Reproducing copyrighted translations
  • Misstating the 5-7-5 rule as English syllables

Standards and interfaces not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

A literary form: no technical standard or regulation applies to it.

Context of use required Filled

  • Poetic expression of a moment, often of nature and the seasons.
  • traditional seasonal haiku
  • free-form haiku
  • non-seasonal (muki) haiku
  • haiku in other languages

Sources Filled

  1. Q37707 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Haiku - general description of the subject
  3. Haiku - Mora counting, seasonal references, cutting words, imagery and departures from the conventional count.
  4. Haiku - Poetry from around the world - History, related forms, senryu and themes beyond nature and seasons.
  5. Haiku - Haiku outside Japanese, translated works, attribution and adaptation into Persian.

Open questions

  • The registry merges movements and variants; should they be separate entries?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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