1. Haiku Poetry

2. Haiku is also called nature or seasonal haiku.

3. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons).

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Haiku Poetry Salt-waves caress sand tickling my toes and heart in their short-spun wake

7. Haiku Poetry Pink cherry blossoms Cast shimmering reflections On seas of Japan

8. HAIKU POETRY On the following slides are pictures of seasons. Now it is your turn to write some Haiku poetry. In your packet, write a Haiku poem for each scene.