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Haiku Poems
• Haiku poems are Japanese and contain only 3<br />
lines.<br />
• The poems are used to paint a picture in the<br />
readers mind.<br />
• Each line has a certain number of syllables.
• The first line of every haiku has 5 syllables<br />
• The second contains 7 syllables.<br />
• The final line contains 5 syllables.<br />
• This forms a 5,7,5 pattern.<br />
• Haikus are usually about nature.
Summer’s gone<br />
The leaves fell slowly<br />
The leaves fell slow-ly<br />
To the unforgiving ground<br />
To the un-for-giv-ing ground<br />
Too soon – summer’s gone!<br />
Too soon – sum-mer’s gone!
Snow melts.<br />
Suddenly, the village<br />
is full of children.
Green and speckled legs<br />
Hops on logs and lily-pads<br />
Splash in cool water
In a pouch I grow<br />
On a southern continent<br />
Strange creatures I know.
• NOW MAKE YOUR OWN!<br />
• Pick an animal.<br />
• Write a haiku about the animal you picked.<br />
Pick a season (Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring)<br />
Write a Haiku about the season you picked.