ADDING DIFFICULTY WITH SPECIFIC LETTER COUNTS

Prompt 26 – UPPING THE DIFFICULTY WITH LETTER COUNTS

In previous prompts, I explored the concept of requiring that all words in a haiku have at least a certain number of letters (i.e.: no less than 4). This would minimize the use of filler words and words that have little expressive value. Increasing the minimum number of letters for all words in the haiku (i.e.: to five or 6 letters minimum per word), increases the level of difficulty, but all words with that many letters or greater can be used.

But what if the challenge was to include only words that contain the same number of letters, no bigger and no smaller? Even before I start to write, it is easy to see the level of difficulty is almost as high as it can be, since my word list is tightly restricted.

It can be done. It has been done and it will continue to be done, by me and by others.