Choka

Type:		Structure, Metrical Requirement, Simple

Description:		The choka is a Japanese form of unrhymed alternating five and seven syllable lines that ends with an extra seven syllable line. It can be any odd number of lines.

Origin:		Japanese

Schematic:		A nine-line choka would be: xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx

See Also:		Coin Poem, Dodoitsu, Haiku, Sedoka, Tanka, Waka

Status:		Incomplete