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senryu
A form of Japanese poetry with the same 5-7-5 syllable structure as haiku, but focusing on human nature, satire, or humor rather than nature and seasons.
Similar words
川柳 shares the 5-7-5 mora form of 俳句 but not its rules:
- no 季語 (seasonal word) is required;
- the subject is people and daily life, usually with humor, irony, or satire;
- colloquial language is normal.
Newspapers and companies run popular 川柳 contests (サラリーマン川柳, about office life).
Etymology
Named after 柄井川柳, an Edo-period judge of verse contests whose selections made the form popular.