The form of a poem

The form of a poem

Haiku Poems

WALA: Understand the form of a haiku poem

L.O: To understand what the ‘form’ of a poem is.

-To know the form of haiku poem.

Starter Activity

Review the plural forms of nouns that do not change in plural form.

The form of a poem

It is the physical structure of the poem: the length of the lines, their rhythms, their system of rhymes and repetition.

What is the form of a haiku poem?

https://youtu.be/hkiTLxIQhdw

Class Activity

Read the haiku poem below and identify the syllables in each line by clapping.

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-haiku-poems.html#xcEIO4fLKmuWvOIj.99

Rules for writing a haiku poem

- Has only three unrhyming lines in each stanza

- Has a total of 17 syllables - 5 in line 1, 7 in line 2 and 5 in line 3

Plenary

Review the features of a haiku poem