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Elegiac (Katuata) Katuata,is emotive verse. Intuitive rather than logical; the katuata asks a sudden question or makes an emotional statement and then responds to it. This is a stand alone,3 line poem, however it is often written as a side poem to the renga. This dates back to 8th century Japan found in the Manyõshú (the oldest collection of Japanese poetry) Katuata is: syllabic,19 syllables or less. usually a tercet.5-7-7. This can also be reduced to a 5-7-5 syllable count if desired. emotive not necessarily logical. Elegiac Cancer revisits Being to being to eat Eaten will he come back live