Haiku
By Alec and brenden
Haiku
A haiku is a form of japanese poetry
For example
A snowflake on a stem
whispers to its relatives
ill take over now
How to write a Haiku
Brainstorm
- Pick a topic
- Think of words that go along with your topic
- Make a word bank
Format
- a haiku has three lines
- First line must have five syllables
- second line must have seven syllables
- and the third must have five syllables
Writing Lessons : How to Write a Haiku
Invented
Haikus date back to the 7th century, one in japan known as "uta" was the oldest discovered
Haikus weren't recognized in the us until the 1950s
cited
google images a haiku
webexhibits.org
http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_haiku_background.html
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