<P> Haiku (俳句) listen (help info) (plural haiku) is a very short form of Japanese poetry . It is typically characterized by three qualities: </P> <Ol> <Li> The essence of haiku is "cutting" (kiru). This is often represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas and a kireji ("cutting word") between them, a kind of verbal punctuation mark which signals the moment of separation and colours the manner in which the juxtaposed elements are related . </Li> <Li> Traditional haiku consist of 17 on (also known as morae though often loosely translated as "syllables"), in three phrases of 5, 7, and 5 on, respectively . (An alternative form of haiku consists of 11 on in three phrases of 3, 5, and 3 on, respectively .) </Li> <Li> A kigo (seasonal reference), usually drawn from a saijiki, an extensive but defined list of such terms . </Li> </Ol> <Li> The essence of haiku is "cutting" (kiru). This is often represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas and a kireji ("cutting word") between them, a kind of verbal punctuation mark which signals the moment of separation and colours the manner in which the juxtaposed elements are related . </Li>

What are the rules for writing a haiku
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