1. I can Haiku can you?

2. What is a Haiku? Haiku Purpose Form of unrhymed Japanese poetry
(Also refers to non-Japanese adaptations of this form)
Consists of three lines
Ideal total number of syllables: 17
Purpose
To capture the image of a single moment, especially in nature
Should be “simple, clear, and beautiful”

3. Form Three lines 5 syllables in first line 7 syllables in second line
5 syllables in third line
Does not Rhyme

4. Characteristics
Descriptive: most haiku focus sharply on a detail of nature or everyday life.
Personal: most haiku express a reaction to or reflection on what is described.

5. A Seasonal Theme Each Haiku must contain a kigo,
a season word, which indicate in which season the Haiku is set.
cherry blossoms - spring,
snow - winter, and
mosquitoes - summer

6. Spring
Autumn
Winter
Summer

7. What Season do these Haikus Evoke?
Falling snow all day
Delight to children at play
Mr Snowman smiles
The swift wind dances
Orange and brown leaves falling
Beauty of the day

8. Divided into two parts Composed of two parts
a turning point, where the poet shifts description to reflection, or shifts
from close-up to a broader perspective.
important to the poetic effect of a haiku, prompting a sense of discovery as one reads or a feeling of sudden insight.

9. What are the two parts of these Haiku?
Falling snow all day
Delight to children at play
Mr Snowman smiles
The swift wind dances
Orange and brown leaves falling
Beauty of the day

10. More Examples
snow falls and strong winds freezing temp keeping kids home view of pristine snow   rain falls to the ground flowers pop from the brown dirt flower gardens born sunshine heats the sand people in the deep blue sea children make castles warm air becomes brisk colorful leaves fly from trees branches are all bare

11. Writing a haiku Capture a moment a fleeting natural image
Frog jumping into a pond
Rain falling onto leaves
A flower bending in the wind

12. More Examples
sunshine heats the sand people in the deep blue sea children make castles warm air becomes brisk colorful leaves fly from trees branches are all bare

13. Include a Seasonal Reference
Refer to the season or the changing of the season
Months
Words or images associated with the season

14. Create a subject shift Include two parts Shift perspective
big to small/small to big
Impersonal to personal
One thing to another

15. Describe the details Sensory images Show, don’t tell
Smell, Taste, Touch, Hear, See
Colors, textures, contrasts, shapes, movements
Show, don’t tell