1. Asian Poetry Miss Wanson Pre-AP English 10

2. Poetry Forms Haiku Renga Tanka Shi

3. Haiku Began in 13 th century Japan Started out as opening of Renga poetry Broke away from Renga in 16 th century Seventeen syllables Written in 5/7/5 syllable count Focuses on a brief moment in time Uses vivid imagery Written in present tense An old pond! A frog jumps in— the sound of water. --Matsuo Basho

4. Renga Means “linked poem” or “collaborative poem” Began over a 1000 years ago in Japan Poets worked in pairs or small groups, taking turns writing 3-line and 2-line stanzas ◦First stanza is 3 lines long with 17 syllables ◦Second stanza is a couplet with 7 syllables per line ◦Third stanza follows the pattern of the 1 st, fourth stanza follows the pattern of the 2 nd ◦Alternate until the end of the poem Words and images associated with seasons, nature, and love

5. Tanka Originated in 7 th century in Japan ◦One of the oldest forms of Japanese poetry 31 syllable poem, traditionally written in a single unbroken line Five line, 5/7/5/7/7 syllable form, unrhymed Resembles a sonnet The briefness of Tanka helps poets focus on a single strong image or idea

6. Shi Shi (classical poetry)— general term for “poem” Shi Jing—The Book of Songs—first collections of folk songs and poetry; 1500 BCE in China Beginning of realism in literature Yuefu (folk songs) were the main origin of poetic forms Five or seven character lines Tang Dynasty (618—906 AD)—the “golden age” of Chinese poetry 李白 : 月下 獨酌 花間一壺酒， 獨酌無相親。 舉杯邀明月， 對影成三人。 月既不解飲， 影徒隨我身。 暫伴月將影， 行樂須及春。 我歌月徘徊， 我舞影零亂。 醒時同交歡， 醉後各分散。 永結無情遊， 相期邈雲漢。 From a pot of wine among the flowers, I drank alone. There was no one with me -- Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon To bring me my shadow and make us three. Alas, the moon was unable to drink And my shadow tagged me vacantly; But still for a while I had these friends To cheer me through the end of spring... I sang. The moon encouraged me. I danced. My shadow tumbled after. As long as I knew, we were boon companions. And then I was drunk, and we lost one another....Shall goodwill ever be secure? I watch the long road of the River of Stars. --Li Bai “Drinking Alone with the Moon”

7. Looking at: TANKA Anticipation Guide: In the ASIA section of your notebook, create the following anticipation guide. Respond to the statements in the “What I think…” column whether you agree or disagree AND why. Share your thoughts with your group. Write the groups’ responses in the “What my group thinks…” column. StatementWhat I think…What my group thinks… Nature is the path to wisdom. No one knows what to expect in death. Loneliness has no beginning and no ending. The life of dreams is rich with opportunity.

8. Looking at: TANKA Turn to page 628 in Literature text book ◦Read Meet the Authors:  Minamoto no Toshiyori  Ki Tsurayuki ◦Read poems on pg. 629 ◦Answer the coordinating questions in the reading section of your notebook (be sure to write the question!)  The clustering clouds… ◦ How many sentences are in the poem? ◦ What do the clouds symbolize? What is the significance of the moon/night?  When I went to visit… ◦ Explain the connection between the winter scene, the girl, and the writer’s feelings.

9. Looking at: TANKA Turn to page 636 in Literature text book ◦Read Meet the Authors:  Priest Jakuren  Ono Komachi ◦Read poems on pg. 637 ◦Answer the coordinating questions in the reading section of your notebook (be sure to write the question!)  One cannot ask loneliness…  Was it that I went to sleep… ◦ How might the mood, or general feeling, of each poem affect the way you read it? ◦ Answer the Critical Viewing question on the bottom of pg. 637

10. Looking at: TANKA Return to your anticipation guide. Add a column to your chart. Analyze each statement and how it connects to the four tanka poems you read. Fill in your analysis in the last column. StatementWhat I think…What my group thinks… What the poem says… Nature is the path to wisdom. No one knows what to expect in death. Loneliness has no beginning and no ending. The life of dreams is rich with opportunity.

11. EXIT TICKET: Answer the following questions using complete sentences. This will count for a quiz grade. No complete sentences=no grade. 1. What poetry style(s) originated in Japan? When did it/they begin? 2. What is the traditional syllable pattern for tanka poetry? 3. What two Japanese poetry forms are directly related? How?