Somonka

Type:		Structure, Metrical Requirement, Other Requirement

Description:		The Somonka is composed of two tankas, five line poems with syllable counts 5-7-5-7-7. The first tanka is a statement of love. The second, by another author, is a response.

Origin:		Japanese

Schematic:		xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx

Rhythm/Stanza Length:		5

Line/Poem Length:		10

See Also:		Decastich, Double, Syllabic Verse, Tanka

Status:		Incomplete