Haiku: Traditional Japanese poetry
- three line poem
- each line has specific syllables
- line 1: five syllables
- line 2: seven syllables
- line 3: five syllables
- focuses on images from nature
- emphasizes simplicity, intensity and directness of expression
- written in the present tense
- focused on associations between images
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Examples of Haiku Poems
Peacefulness
by: Paul Holmes
Calm as a river
Tranquility in my heart
Blue summer skies reign
Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poems/other/haiku/
Instructions:
haikuinstructions.pdf | |
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Rubric:
gr6poetryrubric.pdf | |
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