【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.?

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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.?

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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！

Let's get some learning from the fun and get some fun from the learning!

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