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Poetry: Japanese
Haiku
What are Haiku poems?• Haiku poems are Japanese and contain only 3
lines
• The poems are used to paint a picture in the readers mind
• Each line has a certain number of syllables
History
• 17th century Japanese poetry• Has roots in Zen Buddhism• Famous poet: Matsuo Basho• Originally focused on nature
Structure• The first line of every haiku has 5 syllables
• The second contains 7 syllables
• The final line contains 5 syllables
• This forms a 5,7,5 pattern
I am first with five
Then seven in the middle
Five again to end
• Haikus are usually about nature
Examples
• Snow melts.Suddenly, the villageis full of children
• Green and speckled legsHops on logs and lily-padsSplash in cool water
• In a pouch I growOn a southern continentStrange creatures I know
NOW MAKE YOUR OWN!
• Pick an animal.• Pick a season (Summer, Autumn, Winter,
Spring)• Pick a weather element• Pick whatever you want!!!
If you want it to rhyme use: http://www.rhymezone.com/
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