Haiku may shine a light on humans' relationship with insects, study suggests
June 10, 2024
June 10, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 10 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news:
Haiku poems have reflected humans' experiences in nature for hundreds of years, including observations of bugs and other wildlife. Recently, Penn State researchers analyzed which insects were mentioned the most in haiku -- with butterflies, fireflies and singing insects such as crickets topping the list.
Haiku are three-line poems with five syllables in the first and third . . .
Haiku poems have reflected humans' experiences in nature for hundreds of years, including observations of bugs and other wildlife. Recently, Penn State researchers analyzed which insects were mentioned the most in haiku -- with butterflies, fireflies and singing insects such as crickets topping the list.
Haiku are three-line poems with five syllables in the first and third . . .