Haiku

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Haiku

• (Hi koo)

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Haiku

• A form of poetry from Japan
• Very short with a specific pattern
• Usually has to do with nature

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Haiku

• Here is an example of Haiku

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Haiku

• Here is an example of Haiku
• A glistening trail
• on fallen leaves is all that
• remains of the snail.

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Haiku

• Here is an example of Haiku
• A glistening trail
• on fallen leaves is all that
• remains of the snail.

What makes this a haiku?
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Haiku

• Here is an example of Haiku
• A glistening trail
• on fallen leaves is all that
• remains of the snail.

Haiku has 3 lines.
What makes this a haiku?
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Haiku

• Here is an example of Haiku
• A glistening trail (1)
• on fallen leaves is all that (2)
• remains of the snail. (3)

Haiku has 3 lines.
What makes this a haiku?
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Haiku

• Here is an example of Haiku
• A glistening trail (1)
• on fallen leaves is all that (2)
• remains of the snail. (3)

Haiku has 3 lines.
What makes this a haiku?
Haiku has specific syllable patterns.
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Haiku

• Here is an example of Haiku
• A glistening trail (1)
• on fallen leaves is all that (2)
• remains of the snail. (3)

The first line will have 5 syllables.
Haiku has 3 lines.
What makes this a haiku?
Haiku has specific syllable patterns.
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Haiku

• Here is an example of Haiku
• A glistening trail (1)
• on fallen leaves is all that (2)
• remains of the snail. (3)

The first line will have 5 syllables.
The 2nd line will have 7 syllables.
Haiku has 3 lines.
What makes this a haiku?
Haiku has specific syllable patterns.
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Haiku

• Here is an example of Haiku
• A glistening trail (1)
• on fallen leaves is all that (2)
• remains of the snail. (3)

The first line will have 5 syllables.
The 2nd line will have 7 syllables.
The 3rd line will have 5 syllables.
Haiku has 3 lines.
What makes this a haiku?
Haiku has specific syllable patterns.
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Now lets figure out what it means.

• A glistening trail
• on fallen leaves is all that
• remains of the snail.

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Now lets figure out what it means.
What are some words that we recognize?

• A glistening trail
• on fallen leaves is all that
• remains of the snail.

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Now lets figure out what it means.
What are some words that we recognize?

• A glistening trail
• on fallen leaves is all that
• remains of the snail.

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Now lets figure out what it means.
What are some words that we recognize?

• A glistening trail
• on fallen leaves is all that
• remains of the snail.

What is a glistening trail if we are talking
about a snail?
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Now lets figure out what it means.
What are some words that we recognize?

• A glistening trail
• on fallen leaves is all that
• remains of the snail.

What is this poem about?
What is a glistening trail if we are talking
about a snail?
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• Lively children play
• among the cherry blossoms
• in the old graveyard.

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Is this haiku?

• Lively children play
• among the cherry blossoms
• in the old graveyard.

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Is this haiku?

• Lively children play
• among the cherry blossoms
• in the old graveyard.

Does it have the correct number of lines?
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Is this haiku?

• Lively children play
• among the cherry blossoms
• in the old graveyard.

Does it have the correct number of lines?
Is the syllable pattern correct? 5-7-5?
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• Lively children play
• among the cherry blossoms
• in the old graveyard.

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Can we figure out what it means?

• Lively children play
• among the cherry blossoms
• in the old graveyard.

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• Lively children play
• among the cherry blossoms
• in the old graveyard.

Where are the children?
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• Lively children play
• among the cherry blossoms
• in the old graveyard.

Where are the children?
What are they doing?
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• Lively children play
• among the cherry blossoms
• in the old graveyard.

Where are the children?
What are they doing?
What time of the year is it?
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• After coming out
• to close the gate, I end up
• listening to frogs.

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• After coming out
• to close the gate, I end up
• listening to frogs.

Haiku?
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• After coming out
• to close the gate, I end up
• listening to frogs.

Haiku?
How do you know?
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• After coming out
• to close the gate, I end up
• listening to frogs.

Haiku?
What is the poem about?
How do you know?
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Haiku
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Haiku
Bless you
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Haiku

• A short poem, originally from Japan
• Exactly 3 lines long
• Syllable pattern
• 5 - 7 - 5
• Usually has something to do with nature

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Haiku

• Lets try writing a haiku.