Tanka

Tanka poetry is Japanese also. It comes from the French. Tanka is a five-line poem. It is based on syllables: five, seven, five, seven, five. The first three lines are expected to make a complete statement and the last two is a comment. Tanka's do not ryhme.

Line 1: x x x x x
Line 2: x x x x x x x
Line 3: x x x x x;
Line 4: x x x x x x x
Line 5: x x x x x

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Tanka Example
by Mrs. Cwach

Basketball season

brings hours of practicing

on and off the floor;

You can tell who took the time

to better their game.