EN 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Japanese Mythology, Kami, Haibun
24 Mar 2016
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Comparison between very different things for effect (metaphor/analogy) Emerged from the tanka (short poem) where one poet writes a triplet (5-7-5) & the next poet adds a couplet (7-7) 17 on (english equivalent is syllable , though not the same . Juxtaposition of two images/ideas with kiregi (cutting word) between them. Haibun (interspersed with prose, e. g. the narrow road to the deep north . / it sounds so dull and boring / what was i thinking? -homer. 615: a poetry of small things and of everyday experience that preserves the sparkles of particular in its universal appeal . Until haikus, the only things worth writing about were gods. Supervillan & demonic god, enemy of hercules & thor. Based on mikaboshi of japanese mythology ( august star of heaven , god of the stars, specifically venus) found among the kami (first gods) after formation of heaven & earth.
