HaikuHaiku

Can you count to 17?Can you count to 17?

What is a Haiku?What is a Haiku?

• Haiku is the most important form of Haiku is the most important form of Japanese poetry.Japanese poetry.

• Haiku is a very short poem, made up Haiku is a very short poem, made up of only THREE LINES.of only THREE LINES.

• Most haiku have 17 syllables.Most haiku have 17 syllables.

The first line has five.The first line has five.

Seven in the second line.Seven in the second line.

Five left for line three.Five left for line three.

……that was a haiku.that was a haiku.

……it’s just that easy.it’s just that easy.

• When a poet writes a haiku, they When a poet writes a haiku, they normally are trying to create an normally are trying to create an image with words. image with words.

• Because haiku are so short, the Because haiku are so short, the challenge is to fit the right words challenge is to fit the right words together to fit the number of together to fit the number of syllables.syllables.

• Haiku do not rhyme.Haiku do not rhyme.

So…what are haiku about?So…what are haiku about?

The topic of haiku can be just about The topic of haiku can be just about anything…anything…

……..as long as it’s simple...as long as it’s simple.

For example:For example:

• My favorite treatMy favorite treat

• Always melting in my mouthAlways melting in my mouth

• Kit-Kat is the bestKit-Kat is the best

chocolatechocolate