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HAIKUS

HAIKUS . What is a haiku? . Japanese poetry form Uses just a few words to capture a moment and create a picture in the reader’s mind It is like a tiny window into a scene much larger than itself Traditionally, it is written in three lines: 5 syllables in the first line

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HAIKUS

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  1. HAIKUS

  2. What is a haiku? • Japanese poetry form • Uses just a few words to capture a moment and create a picture in the reader’s mind • It is like a tiny window into a scene much larger than itself • Traditionally, it is written in three lines: • 5 syllables in the first line • 7 syllables in the second line • 5 syllables in the third line

  3. Characteristics of the haiku • The following are typical of a haiku: • A focus on nature • A “season word” such as “snow” which tells the reader what time of year it is • A division somewhere in the poem • First focuses on one thing, then on another. • The relationship between these two parts is sometimes surprising – something you may not expect.

  4. Characteristics of the haiku continued • Instead of saying how a scene makes him or her feel, the poet shows the details that caused that emotion. • If the sight of an empty winter sky made the poet feel lonely, describing that sky can give the same feeling to the reader. • Uses description that relates to the five senses

  5. Helpful hints • Try to “zoom in” on a small detail that contains the feeling of the larger scene • For a “surprise-ending” haiku: • Write two lines about something beautiful in nature – don’t worry about counting syllables yet. • Write a third line that is a complete surprise – something completely different from the first two lines. • Look at the three lines together. Does the combination of these two seemingly unrelated parts suggest any surprising relationship? • Now rewrite the poem, experimenting with the new ideas and concentrating on the syllables.

  6. Examples of haikus • Summer’s warmth ended,Autumn’s foreign winds commenceExcitement begins • Summer's light blue skySoft white sand beneath my feetDaydreaming at work • In eerie silenceSomeone drop their pretensesBlood sheds in darkness

  7. Some images to get you started…

  8. Some sounds… • Gentle Rain & Distant Thunder • Waterfall • Summer Night • Sounds of Autumn • Waves Crashing on Rocks

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