Haiku

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Haiku

• Poetry Characteristics

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Haiku

• Reading Check Quiz on pages 846, 849, 864, 865

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1 Which statement about a haiku is correct
according to pages Prentice Hall?

• The plural form of haiku is haikus.
• A haiku uses a moment in nature to capture the
  poets mood or insight.
• Haiku can be any number of lines and stanzas.
• Haiku have a regular rhythm that helps the poem
  to rhyme.

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2 Which statement about the haiku by Basho and
Moritake is true?

• The two haiku were written on the same subject.
• The two haiku were written during the last
  century.
• The two haiku differ in their structure.
• The two haiku have a serious tone.

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3 In the Moritake haiku a butterfly is compared
to_____.

• A puff of smoke
• A night heron
• A tree blossom
• A gold coin

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4 Why were haiku for the Olympics written?

• Their simple structures are an easy way to
  celebrate sports in poetry.
• The haiku were to welcome visitors to the 1998
  Winter Olympics in Nagano.
• Haiku usually take people as their subject.
• Haiku is a poetry genre found in nearly every
  language around the world.

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5 What is not the subject of one of the haiku
written for the Olympics?

• A ski course
• A pole vaulter
• Snow-capped mountains
• An ice-skater

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6 Consider together the 7 haikuthe Olympic
haiku and those by Basho and Moritake. Which of
these words represent a meaning or emotion that a
haiku poet strives to create or celebrate?

• victory
• harmony
• diversity
• sympathy

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Haiku

• A short Japanese poem about nature

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Poetry Characteristics of Haiku

• Purpose Short but intense poem, meant to be a
  deep and expressive comment on human nature
  through nature.
• Subject Brief single moment or snapshot from
  nature
• Theme Using few words to express a moment of
  enlightenment experienced through nature that
  connects to human feelings and emotion. HARMONY
  between people and nature.

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Poetry Characteristics of Haiku

• Tone serious
• Rhyme scheme or pattern None
• Lines and stanza 3 lines, 1 stanza. Total.

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Poetry Characteristics of Haiku

• Rhythm 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables
  (though not exclusively)
• People think haiku must follow this pattern. That
  isnt true. The syllable break down is for the
  Japanese language. In other languages (English)
  the best guideline is
• usually three lines
• a logical pattern of syllables
• the ability to say the haiku in one breath.

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Moritake Haiku from Prentice-Hall

• Poetry Characteristics

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Moritake poem

• The falling flower
• I saw drift back to the branch
• Was a butterfly

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Moritake Poem Characteristics

• Purpose A tree blossom falling from a branch is
  discovered to be a butterfly. Sometimes things
  are not what they seem. Sometimes a thing or a
  person turns out to be something of much greater
  substance such as a living breathing creature
  capable of flight.
• Subject An instant of revelation that what
  appeared to be a falling flower is in reality a
  butterfly. A harmony exists between the two.

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Moritake Poem Characteristics

• Theme Sometimes a thing or a person turns out to
  be something of much greater substance such as a
  living breathing creature capable of flight.
• Tone serious and / or intense
• Rhyme scheme or pattern None
• Rhythm 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables
• Lines and stanza 3 lines, 1 stanza. Total.

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Moritake Poem Figurative Language

• MetaphorThe falling flower is a butterfly
  described as a tree blossom.

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Haiku Writing Assignment

• Word processed or in ink.
• Accompanied by an illustrationpicture, drawing,
  etc.
• Neatly mounted on a piece of plain 8½ x 11 or 9 x
  12 construction paper.
• Footer information on the front Name and LAPD
  needed.

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Haiku Self-evaluation

• Creates a picture in the readers imagination
• Serious tone
• Possible themes
• Celebrates diversity
• Expresses harmony
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• Represents a human feeling or emotion
• Can be read in one breath
• Not limited to 575 line and syllable pattern,
  but should be three lines.

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Haiku Writing Recommendation

• Write and revise at least 6 times!!!!!