The Haiku Fit Index (HFI) is a metric describing the approximation of prose - or any text for that matter - to the strict rules of Haiku: Three phrases of, five syllables, seven syllables and five syllables. The HFI is calculated thusly:
HFI = 100*(Phrases / 6 + Syllables / 34)
An HFI of 100 indicates probable Haiku form - although the aesthetic value, not mathematically descibed here, could be abysmal with an HFI of 100.
An admitted weakness of the HFI is ambiguity as to what a phrase actually is. Although a phrase is open to intrepretation, most novice-level Haiku readers can quantify the number of phrases within an acceptable norm to the general population of Haiku Readers.
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