Purpose Haiku want to sight AND sound, smell, taste, and touch preserve a moment in time and present the reader with a vivid sensory image Remember: imagery =
Purpose achieved? The last winter leaves Clinging to the black branches Explode into birds. One moment in time (re)created? Vivid, varied sensory imagery? –Touch: winter; clinging –Sight: black; explode –Sound: explode Yep.
Characteristics Haiku are frequently about nature and the natural world (but hey, it’s your poem…write about what you want) May contain references totimes (of the year) to anchor the poem for the reader (i.e. – “Flowers blossoming” would indicate spring) One line is sometimes by punctuation, and may provide “divided” from the other two, a reflection on the other two lines The poet doesn’t but state his or her feelings, describes a setting so as to recreate that feeling in the reader.
Characteristics displayed? The last winter leaves Clinging to the black branches Explode into birds. And how. Nature or the natural world?Yep. Reference to time of year?You betcha. Division of lines to provide reflection? Not so much. :/ Poet recreates a scene to recreate a feeling rather than stating what the reader should feel?
Form Three lines 17 syllables –First line = 5 syllables –Second line = 7 syllables –Third line = 5 syllables NO rhyming (but (modern) Americans sometimes like to make it rhyme, because, you know, ‘Merica (don’t do this (but you can if you want to, because, you know, poetry)))
Example Temple Bells Die Out - Poem by Matsuo Basho Temple bells die out. The fragrant blossoms remain. A perfect evening!
Analyze this! (That is, the previous example) One moment in time (re)created? Vivid, varied sensory imagery? –_____: Nature or the natural world? Reference to time of year? day? –_____________ references ______________ Division of lines to provide reflection? –If so, where do you draw the division and why? Poet recreates a scene to recreate a feeling rather than stating what the reader should feel?
You try it. One moment in time (re)created? Vivid, varied sensory imagery? –_____: Nature or the natural world? Reference to time of year? day? –_____________ references ______________ Division of lines to provide reflection? –If so, where do you draw the division and why? Poet recreates a scene to recreate a feeling rather than stating what the reader should feel? Insert a haiku here: