Good Morning!

Close your eyes and listen.

Awakening light
Promises of a new day
Streaks across the sky

Haiku

Objectives

• Identify the different elements of a haiku.
• Examine and understand different haikus and their many meanings.
• Write a haiku.

What is a Haiku?

A Haiku is...

• A Japanese poem aka as a hokku
• Similar to a tanka
• Themes of love to nature

Haiku became popular as tanka poems in Japan during the 9th and 12th centuries. Initially, it was called “hokku." Basho, Buson and Issa were the first three masters of the haiku genre.

Features of a Haiku

• Three Lines
• Five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the last
• 17 syllables in total

Features of a Haiku

• Does not need to rhyme
• Has a seasonal reference
• Usually about nature or a natural phenomenon.

Function of a Haiku

Haikus are short poems.
Readers could identify with haikus easily.
For example, seasons and animals are recognizable topics to the readers.

Classic Haiku

An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
- Matsuo Bashō

Modern Haiku

Our raft on warm sand
The icy river flows on
Around the bend
-Ruth Yarrow

Let's Practice

• Analyze two haiku poems.
• Find the meaning of the poems.
• What element of nature was used?

Checklist

• Does it contain three lines?
• Does it follow the 5-7-5 rule?
• Does it rhyme?
• Does it contain a reference to nature?

Let's Discuss

Directions

• Take turns sharing what you found.
• Do you agree with the haiku checklist? W or WN
• Explain.

Create a Haiku.

What a Haiku should have

• Contains 3 lines.
• 5-7-5
• Does not rhyme
• References nature

Quizzy Time

Objectives

• Identify the different elements of a haiku.
• Examine and understand different haikus and their many meanings.
• Write a haiku.

Resources:

http://literarydevices.net/haiku/
https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/types-haiku-poem