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==Terminology== | ==Terminology== | ||
Technically, not every 5-7-5 poem in Japanese is a haiku; such a poem is broadly called a ''hokku'', which also includes forms such as the ''senryu''. ''Hokku'' originated as the first stanza of a type of collaborative Japanese poem called a ''renga''. However, 5-7-5 poems are best known as haiku | Technically, not every 5-7-5 poem in Japanese is a haiku; such a poem is broadly called a ''hokku'', which also includes forms such as the ''senryu''. ''Hokku'' originated as the first stanza of a type of collaborative Japanese poem called a ''renga''. However, 5-7-5 poems are best known as haiku internationally. | ||
"Haiku speech" in Dragon Quest localizations usually lacks seasonal references and "cutting," a two-way division that is introduced in Japanese with special words called kireji (cutting words). Cutting in translation tends to either be implied or expressed with a dash. | "Haiku speech" in Dragon Quest localizations usually lacks seasonal references and "cutting," a two-way division that is introduced in Japanese with special words called kireji (cutting words). Cutting in translation tends to either be implied or expressed with a dash. | ||