What are really short poems called?

DWQA QuestionsCategory: Poetry QuestionWhat are really short poems called?
Ali Roman asked 4 years ago
What are really short poems called?
1 Answers
Mir Afzal Staff answered 4 years ago
Haiku is the shortest poetry form.It has 17 syllables, arranged in three lines of 5-7-5 syllables. Haiku grew out of another poetry form, tanka, which has 31 syllables of 5-7-5-7-7.