Why are haiku, with syllable counts of 5-7-5, seen as an art form, while limericks, with syllable counts of 8-8-5-5-8, totalling twice the number of syllables, seen as mere doggerel?
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Because the true artists and free spirits don't care about how the public awards and percieves them.
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Because you don't have haikus about the "Man from Nantucket." :) Also, dactylic meter of limericks makes them sound more humorous, whereas the freer meter of haiku is seen as more "artsy."
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There once was a man Who called his home Nantucket And there ends the tale. Do you see how the simple rules of haiku spoils a perfectly funny limerick. I say, hooray for doggerel.
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because anything the Japanese do is an artform. and anything country yokels produce in the usa is considered folk art.
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Because labeling, sorting and classifying things give people an illusion of order, witch in return brings them a false sense of superiority and security.
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"Haikus are lots of fun But sometimes they don't make sense Refridgerator" I don't think that anyone with a serious interest in poetry dismisses limericks as mere "doggerel". I know I have always been charmed by the mis-adventures of that young lad from Kent, or the hermit, Dave. Hope this helps.
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