Haiku poetry
Haiku A traditional Japanese poem Focus on a brief moment of time Use colorful images Generally written about nature or animals
what makes a haiku poem different Haiku are 3 line poems Must express a mood, thought, or feeling Said in one breath The lines rarely rhyme You can vary any of your choices in capitalization and punctuation to suit individual poems, for best poetic effect.
Elements of a haiku poem A haiku poem has a total of 17 syllables 1st line – 5 syllables 2nd line – 7 Syllables 3rd line – 5 syllables * syllables are the parts of the word
How many syllables? 01 02 03 04 05 Snarling Glittering Immediately Prowl 04 Miniature 05
Fluffy, lumpy, cotton balls Clouds Line 1: Clouds float slowly by Syllables: ____ Line 2: fluffy, lumpy, cotton balls Syllables: ____ Line 3: Silver, gray, and white Syllables ____ Clouds float slowly by Fluffy, lumpy, cotton balls Silver, grey, and white
The Day’s end Line 1: The day ends with you Syllables: Line2: glowing in the night sky Syllables: Line3: Time for bed Syllables:
1 2 3 To write a haiku Choose a theme Create a word bank that has a syllable count 3 Play around with words to create your Haiku * 5,7,5 syllable pattern