Haiku Poems

​3.4 CREATE A HAIKU

​HAIKU
Haiku is a Japanese poetry that consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.

A haiku has 17 syllables in total.

Multiple Choice

How many lines do HAIKU have?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Choice

How many syllables does the word contemplation have?

• 4

• 5

• 3

Multiple Choice

How many syllables are there in the first line?

• six

• four

• five

Multiple Choice

How many syllables are there in a haiku?

• 20

• 15

• 12

• 17

Multiple Choice

What can you add to make this sentence 5 syllables?

In a silent ____________

• river

• pond

• ocean

Multiple Choice

Which line has 7 syllables?

• Lotus blooms dance with the breeze.

• Echoes of a busy city

• Whispers in the wind

• Nature's natural remedy

Multiple Choice

Which one is a haiku?

• Underneath the stars,

  Dreams keep on coming,

  Night's secrets unfold

• Rivers flowing free,

  Causing boats to move furiously,

  Mountains reaching for the sky

• Cherry blossoms bloom,
  Petals dance in springtime breeze,
  Nature's fleeting grace

Multiple Choice

What is the syllables pattern?

• 5-5-5

• 7-5-7

• 5-7-5