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This is a glass (lemmy.nz)

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[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

/*
 * this five line comment
 * is formatted C plus plus
 * and is a haiku
 */

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A haiku has to use elements of the natural world in a symbolic manner.

[–] RustySharp@programming.dev 2 points 13 hours ago

elements of the natural world in a symbolic manner

What about elements of HTML? It also has symbols.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Eh, my bad. I figured that was somewhat optional given it's English and already kind of an adaptation. Fixing it is more effort than I'm willing to put in tho

The whole Wikipedia page on English Haiku makes it seem like there's a lot of room for interpretation

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 2 points 19 hours ago

I figured that was somewhat optional

It is somewhat optional.

While there are certain elements that are traditionally included in a 'proper' haiku, those elements are not universal, even in very old, traditional haiku. @jerkface@lemmy.ca is being too harsh and speaking too absolutely here. A non-traditional haiku is still a haiku.

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