What’s so special about the syllable number in haiku lines? Who and why decided on the standard?

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What’s so special about the syllable number in haiku lines? Who and why decided on the standard?

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Bashō is essentially the creator of the haiku— the core concept was that the entire poem could be said in one breath.

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