Kumo No Mine of Basho
Kumo No Mine of Basho
- Introduction
The Haiku “Kumo no mine” of Basho is composed of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 unrhymed syllables.Japan has 4 seasons such as summer, winter, autumn and fall. This poem is Basho`s poem for summer. Haiku began in the 17th century but popularized in the 19th century. It was elevated as an artistic expression when Basho leveled it up. Matsuo Basho is regarded as the supreme Japanese haiku poet. His pseudoname is Matsuo Munefusa
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II. Exposition of Kumo no Mine
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- Kumo no mine
Kumo in Japanese means clouds
No is a Japanese article used as possessive or to connect two nouns. this Haiku, it shows connection between kumo and mine
Mine is a Japanese noun for peak or summit
This particular Haiku depicts a cloud formation like of the mountain in the afternoon airspaces.
2. Ikutsu Kuzurete
Ikutsu means refers to quantity answering questions, “how much” “how many?”
Kuzurete means collapse or crumble.
The clouds unhurriedly vanishing in the sky.
3.Tsuki no yama
Tsuki means moon
Yama means mountain
No is a particle that show the relationships between tsuki and yama
As the moon shining brightly over moon mountains during the night.
Moonlight mountain refers to Mt Gassan in Yamagata Prefecture
III. Conclusion
The Kumo No Mine was a haiku of Basho for Summer season. Basho attempted to describe the beauty of nature to have a deeper enlightenment of the universe.
IV. References
Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Bashō. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 16, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Basho-Japanese-poet
Matsuo Basho. Center for Asian Studies. (2015, June 25). Retrieved November 16, 2022, from https://www.colorado.edu/cas/outreach/curriculum-units/middle-school/matsuo-basho
Japacul. (2021, December 18). Haiku poems of summer. the examples by Matsuo Basho. Masterpieces of Japanese Culture. Retrieved November 16, 2022, from https://www.masterpiece-of-japanese-culture.com/literatures-and-poems/haiku-poems-summer-examples-matsuo-basho
