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hokku

/haw-koo, hok-oo/US // ˈhɔ ku, ˈhɒk u //UK // (ˈhɒkuː) //

谷仓,谷雨,谷子,谷仓市

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural hok·ku.Prosody.

    • : the opening verse of a linked verse series.
    • : haiku.

Examples

  • The most attenuated form of all is the hokku (or haikai) which consists of only three lines, namely, 17 syllables.

  • He reformed the hokku, by introducing into everything he wrote a deep spiritual significance underlying the words.

  • The concluding hemistich, whereby the hokku becomes the tanka, is existent in the writer's mind, but never uttered.

  • The reader can now see for himself what the main object of the hokku poetry is, and what it achieved.

  • That is not to say, that, by taking the letter for the spirit, we should in any way strive to imitate the hokku form.

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