haiku poetry
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Haiku Poetry. Haiku Poetry. Haiku is also called nature or seasonal haiku. Haiku Poetry. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons). Haiku Poetry. Definition 1 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Haiku Poetry
Haiku Poetry
• Haiku is also called nature or seasonal haiku.
Haiku Poetry
• Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons).
Haiku Poetry
Definition 1
An unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all.
The 5/7/5 rule was made up for school children to understand and learn this type of poetry.
Haiku Poetry
Definition 2
Made of three lines of poetry, 17 syllables or LESS.
An ideal haiku should be short/long/short
Haiku Poetry
Helpful Hints
Haiku is generally not written in one long run on sentence. It is generally written in
two parts.
You have a fragment on the first or the last line, then you have the body of the haiku.
Haiku Poetry
Winter sun--a cyclist pedalsagainst the wind
Haiku Poetry
Salt-waves caress sand
tickling my toes and heart
in their short-spun wake
Haiku Poetry
Pink cherry blossoms
Cast shimmering reflections
On seas of Japan
Haiku Poetry
Warm soup in a bowl
letters of the alphabet
hang on the teaspoon