Haiku Basics

A haiku is a

• funny poem

• a traditional form of Japanese poetry

• free verse poem

• a blank verse poem

How many lines are in a haiku?

• three

• five

• two

• seven

A haiku follows a ___, ___, ___ syllable scheme.

• 6,7.8

• 1,3,4

• 5,7,5

• 6,4,6

A syllable is part of a word that is a ______.

Words cannot be broken up into syllables.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How many syllables are included in line 3 of a haiku?

• 7

• 3

• 4

• 5

There are _____ syllables in line 2 of a haiku.

Haiku poems ALWAYS have to be about nature.

• FALSE

• TRUE

How many syllables are included in the word "respectful"?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 6

How many syllables are in the following sentence: "Marcus won the spelling bee."

• 8

• 10

• 7

• 5