In English, a haiku is a three-line poem whose lines have a syllable count of 5,7,5 respectively. A haicoup is a poem with a 5-7-5 structure pertaining to any unit except syllables.
For example, letters:
Haiku
Haicoup
Achoo!6/26/99
608-5609
6:58:05
Here is a haicoup where the 5-7-5 structure is applied recusrsively: to number of lines per stanza, number of words per line, and number of letters per word: jesse ventura today reached osaka.
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