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Re: Haiku Validator

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Post by nadermx »

ubertaco wrote: post #7

A little pedantic, but: this will tell you if a poem is shaped like the common English conception of a haiku, but it won't tell you if this is a haiku, because a haiku is more than just counting syllables. Aside from the fact that "syllables" is not exactly the unit being counted in haiku, there are also considerations of theme, tone, and a sort of "open-ended-ness" – among other considerations. This article served a…

I just read your tutorial on haiku bulding and wrote one I think applies its framework:

Hacker news haikus

Despite reading this substack

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Re: Haiku Validator

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Post by Redster »

riffraff wrote: post #29
Redster wrote: post #12

a haiku once writ needs validation surely validator's broke Line 1 - 5 / 5 a(1) haiku(2) once(1) writ(1) Line 2 - 8 / 7 needs(1) validation(4) surely(3) Line 3 - 6 / 5 validator's(4) broke(2)

isn't surely 2 sillables? That's how the "Don't call me Shirley" joke works in "Airplane!"

Correct. And broke is also one syllable. Hence "validator's broke".

Re: Haiku Validator

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Post by timonoko »

I truly do not understand how Ænglish poetry works, do you appreciate written form or vocalizations?

But Validator works on sane languages too:

  mieleeni muistuu
  tässä yhteydessä eräs tapaus
  joka tapahtui
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