1. KNOWN AS NATURE POEMS Haiku

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

3. Haiku Helpful Hints 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. EXAMPLE: Winter sun— a cyclist pedals against the wind

4. Haiku Formula -An unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all. Line 1 (5 syllables) Line 2 (7 syllables) Line 3 (5 syllables)

5. Haiku Now, you try!