A Japanese short verse form sharing the haiku's 5-7-5 syllable structure but turned toward wit, satire and human folly rather than nature or the seasons, and carrying no requirement for a season word (kigo), taking its name from the 18th-century poet and anthologist Karai Senryu.
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Place of OriginJapan, 18th century, named for the poet and anthologist Karai Senryu. 1 StructureThree unrhymed lines in a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, with no season word required. 1 Notable ExampleVerses gathered in the Haifu Yanagidaru anthologies that established the form in the 18th century. 1 Connections
Form Of Genre
Comedy, Genres Source The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
Influenced By
Source The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
Sources
1. The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
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Senryū (Wikipedia)
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Senryū (川柳)
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