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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Senry¿ is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction: three lines with 17 or fewer total morae (or 'on', often translated as syllables, but see the article on onji for distinctions). Senry¿ tend to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature, and senry¿ are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are more serious. Unlike haiku, senry¿ do not include a kireji (cutting word), and do not generally include a kigo, or season word.This senry¿, which can also be translated 'Catching him / you see the robber / is your son,' is not so much a personal experience of the author as an example of a type of situation (provided by a short comment called a maeku or fore-verse, which usually prefaces a number of examples) and/or a brief or witty rendition of an incident from history or the arts (plays, songs, tales, poetry, etc.). In this case, there was a historical incident of legendary proportion. …