Haiku Generation Using Gap Techniques

Abstract

Haiku is the shortest type of formal poem in the world. Haiku includes a set of fragmentary elements; the selection of individual elements plays an important role in their creation. A haiku in which the connections between elements are easily understood tends to be a boring haiku. However, it is difficult to select an element whose connection to other elements is hard to understand, as there is a possibility that the haiku will be interpreted as a combination of simple elements without context. In this thesis, pay attention to the elements of the story that exists in the background of a haiku, and then generate an event from a haiku and a "surprise" for that event. From the event with the "surprise," the authors aim to generate a "poetic haiku," that seems at first glance to be disconnected, but has a connection in its background stories.