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Haiku and Limerick (The Nature of Comedy)
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Haiku Japanese poem with 3 lines These poems are usually about nature - Drooping green branches - Weighted down with heavy snow - Waiting for the spring The first line has 5 syllables The second line has 7 syllables The third line had 5 syllables
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Example Drooping green branches Weighted down with heavy snow Waiting for the spring (Remember 5,7,5)
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Example 2 Marching band season Instruments come out to play Music fills the air
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Limerick Limerick, Ireland Edward Lear – A Book of Nonsense in 1846 5 line poems that are meant to be funny There was a young lady of Niger Who smiled as she rode on a tiger; They came back from the ride With the lady inside, And the smile on the face of the tiger Lines 1,2, and 5 are long rhyming lines Lines 3 and 4 are shorter rhyming lines
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Example There was a Young Lady whose chin, Resembled the point of a pin; So she had it made sharp, And purchased a harp, And played several tunes with her chin.
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Review: Haiku How many syllables are in the first and third line of a haiku? FIVE FIVE How many syllables are in the second line of a haiku? SEVENSEVEN What topic is usually talked about in a haiku poem? NATURENATURE
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Review: Limerick How many lines are in a limerick? FIVE FIVE What is the rhyme pattern for a limerick? Lines 1,2,5 rhyme Lines 1,2,5 rhyme Lines 3 and 4 rhyme Lines 3 and 4 rhyme A limerick is supposed to be _______. FUNNY!! FUNNY!!
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Let’s Try It! Create 2 poems 1- Create your own Haiku 1- Create your own Haiku 2- Create your own Limerick 2- Create your own Limerick Illustrate or draw a picture to go with your poems on a piece of paper (You must write the poems first!) Remember** Haiku- 5,7,5 syllables Haiku- 5,7,5 syllables Limerick- 5 lines Limerick- 5 lines Lines 1,2, and 5 rhymeLines 1,2, and 5 rhyme Lines 3 and 4 rhymeLines 3 and 4 rhyme
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