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How are Haikus Composed?

How are Haikus Composed?. Syllable Patterns. Haiku structure. Haiku poems are generally written to describe nature. The most widely recognized form consists of a three-line stanza that has a total of 17 syllables, written in the following pattern:

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How are Haikus Composed?

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  1. How are Haikus Composed? Syllable Patterns

  2. Haiku structure • Haiku poems are generally written to describe nature. The most widely recognized form consists of a three-line stanza that has a total of 17 syllables, written in the following pattern: • Line 1: 5 syllablesLine 2: 7 syllablesLine 3: 5 syllables • The words and phrases used in haiku do not usually rhyme.

  3. Clouds float slowly byFluffy, lumpy, cotton ballsSilver, grey and white Clouds float slow/ly byFluf/fy, lump/y, cot/ton ballsSil/ver, grey and white Line 1: 5 syllablesLine 2: 7 syllablesLine 3: 5 syllables Count the Number of Syllables

  4. Bursting in bright huesSplashing colours all about Autumn leaves must fall Burst/ing in bright huesSplash/ing col/ours all a/boutAu/tumn leaves must fall Count the Number of Syllables

  5. Forest fineryOf purest green, ferns boast their Delicate beauty For/est fin/er/yOf pur/est green, ferns boast theirDel/i/cate beau/ty Count the Number of Syllables

  6. Some Haiku Examples • The butterflies dance Brilliant colours of rainbows Rippling like water Earth whirls a chorus.Fluttering fair women talk.Winter sways gifts. The apples chortle.Wonder misses the landscapes.Earth charms heaven.

  7. Choose from the following to write a Haiku: • Tornado, tsunami, hurricane, spring rain, thunderstorm, snowstorm, hailstorm, sunny day, cloudy day

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