The factors influencing poetry’s aesthetic appreciation are largely unknown. Some studies have reported features that affect the aesthetic appreciation of poetry. This study sought to determine which states and traits predict the aesthetic appeal of haiku poetry. We recruited 277 participants to rate 36 haiku on five characteristics: imagery vividness, stimulus valence, arousal, valence of felt emotion, and aesthetic appeal of haiku. Then, participants completed questionnaires that assessed their own traits. We found both valence of felt emotion and imagery vividness generally predicted haiku’s aesthetic appeal; additionally, the influence of imagery vividness on aesthetic appeal was partially mediated by valence of felt emotion. As mental imagery fosters emotional evocation, vivid imagery increases positive felt emotions associated with aesthetic appeal. Furthermore, the traits of visual imagery ability, awe-proneness, and nostalgia-proneness predicted haiku’s aesthetic appeal. This study advances our knowledge of how individual states and traits determine the aesthetic appeal of haiku.

影响诗歌美学欣赏的因素在很大程度上是未知的。一些研究报告了影响诗歌审美价值的特征。这项研究试图确定哪些状态和特征预示了ku句诗歌的美学魅力。我们招募了277名参与者，以五个特征对图像kuku进行了评分：图像生动性，刺激价，唤醒力，感觉情感价和haiku的五个特征。然后，参与者填写了评估自己特征的问卷。我们发现感觉情绪的高低和图像生动性通常可以预测句的审美吸引力。另外，图像生动性对美学吸引力的影响部分地由感觉情绪的价态介导。当心理意象促进情感唤起时，生动的图像会增加与美学吸引力相关的积极感觉情绪。此外，视觉形象能力，敬畏度和怀旧倾向的特征预示了ku句的审美吸引力。这项研究提高了我们关于个体状态和特质如何决定句美学吸引力的知识。