In this lesson, students will learn how to recognize the features of haiku poetry. Haiku is a type of short-form poetry originally from Japan.
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2. Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry.
3. •The very first books ever written in Japanese were collections of legends and •The most famous kind of Japanese poem is the haiku, a very short poem with only three lines.
4. The most famous haiku poet was Basho (1644-1694). This is an English translation of his best known poem: The old pond A frog jumps in Sound of water
5. Haiku poems consist of 3 lines… The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables.
6. Here’s a Haiku to help you remember… I am first with five Then seven in the middle-- Five again to end.
7. A syllable is a part of a word pronounced as a unit. It is usually made up of a vowel alone or a vowel with one or more consonants. The word “syllable” has 3 syllables: syl–la-ble
8. How many How many syllables are syllables are in the word in the word poetry? poetry haiku? haiku 3 syllables: 2 syllables: po-e-try hai-ku
9. Since the Haiku poet only has 3 lines to work with, Haiku poems are usually written about one simple thing.
10. An animal, a season of the year, a raindrop or a snowflake are all examples of things you might write a Haiku
11. •Haiku poems can almost act like a riddle. •Try writing a Haiku poem about a certain animal, but don’t mention the animals •See if your friends can guess what you wrote about.
12. Here is an example… Green and speckled legs, Hop on logs and lily pads Splash in cool water.
13. What animal do you think this Haiku is describing?
14. Before you write your own What types of things are haiku poems usually written about? Things found in nature.
15. How many How many lines does a syllables in haiku poem each line? have? First line: 5 Second line: 7 3 lines Third line: 5
16. Now it’s your turn… Write your own “What am I?” Haiku
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