tankas

plural of tanka

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tankas
Noun
  • Use it to simplify, not just amplify Ask AI to explain complex concepts in plain English, like in the style of a tweet, a haiku, or for a 12-year-old.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Imagine, for example, asking an AI to evaluate your attempt at writing a haiku.
    Mike Caulfield, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • The construction is the same -- three lines, 17 syllables, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line and five syllables on the third line -- but the tone and subject matter of a senryu is different.
    Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The event is open to anyone interested in learning about the modern haiku, senryu and haibun types of poetry, focusing on contemporary free verse forms, not the familiar five-seven-five-syllable structure.
    Carole Goldberg, courant.com, 7 Aug. 2019
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“Tankas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tankas. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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