Disclaimer: this post is not IH-related. Spouse and I are nerds. We are especially fond of Christopher Nolan's Batman adaptations, the most recent of which is The Dark Knight Rises . While I was procrastinating the actual "sit down and write" part of being an aspiring novelist, I realized something weird: Lots of Bane's lines in the movie fit very nicely in Haiku format. Photo courtesy of Time Warner and Entertainment Weekly Check it out... They were mistaken You fight like a younger man With nothing held back (That one is from the spouse.) Haikus (American-style ones, anyways) follow the 5 syllable-7 syllable-5 syllable, three-line format. Here's some more, while I was trying to "get in the head" of the character Bane. It was a mistake To make me your enemy You will feel your death They are my servants I am the League of Shadows Join me and serve me Do you feel in charge? You will watch your city burn I have broken you I always feel it Pain lets you kn...
