Tankas feel similar to a haiku because haikus originated from tankas. The first three lines of a tanka could be a haiku all on their own. Though they seem simple on the surface, traditional tankas have a lot at work behind the words. Original, Japanese tankas included words and phrases...
Lesson Transcript Cite this lesson Instructor Donald Nicolas Expert Contributor Sasha Blakeley View bio Learn about tanka poems, a type of poetry first developed in Japan. Explore the syllable rules for tanka poems, their relationship to haiku poems, and common literary devices used in ...