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Haiku is a short form of Japanese poetry. It is traditionally characterized by three aspects:

The essence of haiku is the "cut" (kiru). This is usually represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas and a kireji ("word that cuts") between them, a type of verbal punctuation mark that signals the moment of separation and highlights the way in which the juxtaposed elements are related.
Traditional haiku consists of 17 on (also known as mora), in three sentences of 5, 7 and 5 on respectively, although there are authors critical of the syllable distribution.
A kigo (seasonal reference), usually generated from a saijiki, is an extensive and definitive list of such words.

Modern Japanese haiku is gradually using less of the 17-on tradition or using nature as a subject, but the use of juxtaposition remains in vogue in both traditional and modern haiku.