Haiku

Haiku

Let's review!

Open Ended

What is one thing you learned about haiku yesterday?

Multiple Choice

What is the main point of Zen?

• To stay present in the moment without judgment

• To question the world around us in a calm manner

Syllables

• Haiku is written as 5-7-5

• Try to fit the most meaning into this short poem by using concise and specific language

• Writing haiku will help you become better at writing and observing

• Using a thesaurus can help you find the best word (thesaurus.com)

• Traditional grammar rules don't apply

Multiple Choice

How may syllables is in the word "Horizon"?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 14

Open Ended

Look around you and choose an object. What is that object, and how many syllables does it have?

Kigo- a seasonal word

• All tridiagonal haiku are written about nature, and more specifically, a season

• A kigo is a word that automatically makes the reader think about a season

• The reader infers the season from the kigo; the poet doesn't say what the season is usually

• Seasons can be symbolic

Multiple Choice

Traditional Japanse haiku have a kigo, which is a word that refers to a specific season. Which is not an example of kigo?

• snowflake

• pumpkin

• stars

• ice

Open Ended

Write your own kigo word.

Don't forget about sensory language!

• how words make you feel

• images or emotions conveyed through words

• "paint a picture" using words

• at least one of the 5 senses: sight, sound, taste, touch and smell

• use sensory words to connect to your kigo

Open Ended

Choose your favorite season. Then, imagine being in that season. List one sensory detail item to help you describe it. Example: Fall; hot apple cider.

Open Ended

What do you feel when reading this haiku? List as many sensory details as you can.

sound turned down

one snowflake

at a time

Multiple Select

sound turned down

one snowflake

at a time

• kigo

• 5-7-5 syllables

• appreciative of "little things"

• short and concise

Poll

Do you think this this a haiku?

sound turned down

one snowflake

at a time

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Select all qualities that traditional haiku should have. After this you can leave for the day!

• 5-7-5 syllabic line count

• contain a seasonal word; kigo

• appreciate little things in life

• don't follow grammar rules

• are short and to the point