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Haiku Poetry. Narges Mirfeizi Madsg.com. From time to time The clouds give rest To the moon beholders. Haiku Poetry. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on : Nature and seasons. Modern haiku is a
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Haiku Poetry NargesMirfeizi Madsg.com From time to time The clouds give rest To the moon beholders
Haiku Poetry • Haiku is usually written in the present tense • and focuses on : • Natureandseasons Modern haiku is a 3-lineof unrhymed verse, using17 Japanese characters or English syllables. 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables It is a Japanese literary term. It was first time used by a Japanese poet named Matsuo Basho
A good Haiku is about something simple • Haiku is generally • not written in one long 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. In Haiku you need to: Compress the language and: E x p a n d the meaning
The Old Pond The most famous Haiku By Matsuo Basho The Old pond...a frog jumps inwater's sound 5 syllables Furuikeyakawazutobikomumizu no oto 7 syllables 5 syllables