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Haiku Poetry. Haiku Poetry. Haiku is also called nature or seasonal haiku. Haiku Poetry. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons). Haiku Poetry. Definition 1
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Haiku Poetry • Haiku is also called nature or seasonal haiku.
Haiku Poetry • Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons).
Haiku Poetry Definition 1 An unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all. The 5/7/5 rule was made up for school children to understand and learn this type of poetry.
Haiku Poetry Definition 2 Made of three lines of poetry, 17 syllables or LESS. An ideal haiku should be short/long/short
Haiku Poetry Helpful HintsHaiku is generally not written in one long run on sentence. It is generally written in two parts. You have a fragment on the first or the last line, then you have the body of the haiku.
Haiku Poetry Winter sun--a cyclist pedalsagainst the wind
Haiku Poetry Salt-waves caress sand tickling my toes and heart in their short-spun wake
Haiku Poetry Pink cherry blossoms Cast shimmering reflections On seas of Japan
Haiku Poetry Warm soup in a bowl letters of the alphabet hang on the teaspoon