[stylist] What are Kana? an explanation

[LoriStay at aol.com]

A member of my writing group says that "Kana" refers to the number of beats 
in a line of poetry.   We call it syllables, which in this case is an 
analogous translation.   Kind of a parallel meaning, without actually getting the 
original flavor of the word.
Lori

In a message dated 6/8/11 4:51:14 PM, penatwork at epix.net writes:


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> This is intriguing, but what, pray tell,  is "kana?"
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