Haiku

What is Haiku?

Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry.  Haiku poems consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables.

The lines rarely rhyme.

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Haiku and Syllables

A syllable is a part of a word pronounced as a chunk of the word. You have learned about syllables your whole education. Ex) Cat- only has one chunk of sound making it a one syllable word. The word "Haiku" has two syllables: Hai-ku

How to make a Haiku

Haiku poetry has very specific rules that it follows in order to be a Haiku. Here is a tip from kidpoetry.com to help you remember: Here's a Haiku to help you remember:

I am first with fiveThen seven in the middle --Five again to end.

Your turn to write a Haiku

Today you are going to write a Haiku in your Poetry Anthology. This Haiku can be thought of like a riddle. Think of this poem as a riddle that answers the question “What Am I?”

What am I? Haiku

You are going to write a Haiku to describe something, anything you want! You will post your Haiku in the Discussion Board (and also write it in your anthology). Your fellow classmates will then attempt to guess what you were describing after

reading you Haiku in our Class Discussion Board.

In your Poem

You will need to follow the rules of Haiku.

Examples

Here are two examples of "What am I?" Haikus:Green and speckled legs,Hop on logs and lily padsSplash in cool water.

Who am I???

Work Time!

Go ahead and start writing! This will go in your anthology and also be posted into our class discussion board! Don’t forget to have fun!!!