It's based on the ancient form of Japanese poetry, which is something that I had never tried myself.

这些诗是根据日本古代诗歌形式创作的，我自己都从没试过。

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One of these sites is the ... Right now we're doing poetry. and it mentions about the arts and the music of Japan. It inspired me to use Haiku as the focus of poetry unit.

其中有一个是……,现在我们正在学习诗歌,它提到了日本的艺术和音乐,这启发我把俳句作为诗歌单元的重点。

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