Haibun¶
haibun · form · validated
Prose and haiku alternating in one work, the verse condensing rather than continuing the passage before it.
Provenance¶
- Source: Matsuo Bashō, Oku no Hosomichi (1702)
- Attribution:
primary— a named author, work and year this catalogue stands behind - Checkability:
self— decidable from the text and its parameters alone - Attested:
codified— formulated as a rule by a tradition rather than declared by an author
Details¶
- Kind: restrictive
- Languages: en
- Requires:
tokens,syllables.heuristic - Deterministic: yes
Notes¶
Only the alternation of prose and 5-7-5 verse is checked. Whether the haiku condenses the passage before it rather than continuing it is a judgement about sense that no checker can make — a haibun that fails it is still reported satisfied.
Prompt hint¶
Alternate short prose passages with haiku that distil rather than continue them.
Examples¶
prose-then-haiku¶
en — this text satisfies the procedure.
The road turned north and the rain did not let up until evening.
cat dog mat sat run
cat dog mat sat run sky tree
cat dog mat sat run
Source: constructed example
prose-only¶
en — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
The road turned north and the rain did not let up until evening.
Source: constructed counterexample; no haiku block is present
weg-nach-norden¶
de — this text satisfies the procedure.
Der Weg bog nach Norden ab und der Regen hörte erst am Abend auf.
ein alter Teich dort
ein Frosch springt in das Wasser
das Wasser klingt hell
Source: constructed example
prose-puis-haiku¶
fr — this text satisfies the procedure.
Le chemin tournait vers le nord et la pluie ne cessa qu'au soir.
un vieux jardin dort
le silence tombe enfin
un chat noir traverse
Source: constructed example
prose-seule¶
fr — this text does not satisfy the procedure.
Le chemin tournait vers le nord et la pluie ne cessa qu'au soir.
Source: constructed counterexample; no haiku block is present