Haikus and Limericks

1. Haikus and Limericks

2. A non-rhyming Japanese poem • Often about nature • Usually three lines: • 1st line – 5 syllables • 2nd line – 7 syllables • 3rd line – 5 syllables The Haiku Green and speckled legs,Hop on logs and lily padsSplash in cool water. early morning sun colors dance on the water toes dug deep in sand. Orange leaves fall down Standing tall, bare and alone Until white covers Snowflakes are our friendsThey descend when winter comesMaking white blankets

3. 5 line poem, with AABBA form • supposed to be witty or funny There was an Old Man with a beard,Who said, 'It is just as I feared!Two Owls and a Hen,Four Larks and a Wren,Have all built their nests in my beard!' The Limerick There was a Young Lady whose chin,Resembled the point of a pin;So she had it made sharp,And purchased a harp,And played several tunes with her chin There once was a teacher named Fox, Who taught her students a lot. But they kept saying “mines” And she started cryin’, That poor little teacher called Fox