Stylised Japanese Poem Of 17 Syllables Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is HAIKU which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: HAIKU

Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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2	35%	6		Humorous Japanese poem with 17 syllables and unrhymed lines
3	31%	3		Climbing over old garden walls and tree trunks, an evergreen with berries eaten by blackbirds, thrushes and wood pigeons and leaves stylised as “hedera” printer’s fleurons

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We think the answer is "HAIKU" which means:

noun

• An epigrammatic japanese verse form of three short lines

An example sentence would be:

• "I wrote a beautiful haiku about the autumn leaves."
• "She enjoys reading and writing haikus in her free time."

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The Guardian Quick07 Dec 2017	Down 6
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