1. Haiku
poetry

2. Haiku A traditional Japanese poem Focus on a brief moment of time
Use colorful images
Generally written about nature or animals

3. what makes a haiku poem different
Haiku are 3 line poems
Must express a mood, thought, or feeling
Said in one breath
The lines rarely rhyme
You can vary any of your choices in capitalization and punctuation to suit individual poems, for best poetic effect.

4. Elements of a haiku poem
A haiku poem has a total of 17 syllables 1st line – 5 syllables 2nd line – 7 Syllables 3rd line – 5 syllables * syllables are the parts of the word

5. How many syllables? 01 02 03 04 05 Snarling Glittering Immediately
Prowl 04
Miniature 05

6. Fluffy, lumpy, cotton balls
Clouds
Line 1: Clouds float slowly by Syllables: ____
Line 2: fluffy, lumpy, cotton balls Syllables: ____
Line 3: Silver, gray, and white Syllables ____
Clouds float slowly by
Fluffy, lumpy, cotton balls
Silver, grey, and white

7. The Day’s end Line 1: The day ends with you Syllables:
Line2: glowing in the night sky Syllables:
Line3: Time for bed Syllables:

10. 1 2 3 To write a haiku Choose a theme
Create a word bank that has a syllable count 3
Play around with words to create your Haiku
* 5,7,5 syllable pattern