【Poem Reading Tuesday】Tanka

Tanka is a poetry form which originated in Japan more than 13 centuries ago.

A tanka consists of 31 syllables arranged in five lines.

The lines have 5，7，5，7，and 7 syllables，respectively. 

 

In its purest form, tanka poems are most commonly written as expressions of gratitude, love, or self-reflection. 

Each line consists of one image and the whole thing together completes one thought.

Tanka（meaning： short poem）are unrhymed poetry. 

 

Practice makes perfect！Would you please write your Tanka？

Here is the example:

【活動說明】
欣賞了詩歌之後，歡迎大家在跟帖裏對詩歌進行點評，分享讀後感。本活動主要是為大家提供一個閱讀英文詩歌的窗口，以賞詩為主，不要求寫詩。如果大家偶爾靈感閃現，有感而發地想要寫寫詩的話，大家可以嚐試用相同的或者相關的詩歌標題，寫出不一樣的英文詩，在賞詩寫詩的過程中自娛自樂。寫出來的英文詩如果願意分享的話，歡迎以主帖或者跟帖的方式分享。謝謝大家的關注和支持！

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