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: Re: Is using syllables the generally accepted 'proper' way to write English haiku or tanka? In Japanese poetry like haiku or tanka, the form is based on the number of 'on' units per segment. I

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I believe if you're writing a haiku in a particular language, you stick to the smallest unit of sound heard when the language is spoken. In Japanese, this is the ooni; in English, this is the syllable.

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