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Haiku

Haiku. Creative Writing II Mrs. McLeod. “Here and Now” Snapshot. Spring morning marvel lovely nameless little hill on a sea of mist. What is Haiku?. Very short: just three lines usually fewer than twenty syllables long.

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Haiku

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  1. Haiku Creative Writing II Mrs. McLeod

  2. “Here and Now” Snapshot Spring morning marvel lovely nameless little hill on a sea of mist

  3. What is Haiku? • Very short: just three lines usually fewer than twenty syllables long. • Descriptive: most haiku focus sharply on a detail of nature or everyday life. Appeals strongly to one of senses. • Seasonal reference: classic haiku includes “kigo,” or seasonal clues • Personal: most haiku express a reaction to or reflection on what is described. Sense of discovery or insight. • Divided into two parts: often includes a turning point, often marked by a dash or colon, where the poet shifts from description to reflection, or shifts from close-up to a broader perspective.

  4. Structural Rules • Uses exactly 17 syllables • Syllables are arranged in three lines of 5-7-5 Falling to the ground, I watch a leaf settle down In a bed of brown.

  5. Basho An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again.

  6. Kobayashi Issa: Everything I touch with tenderness, alas, pricks like a bramble.

  7. YosaBuson: A summer river being crossed how pleasing with sandals in my hands!

  8. NatsumeSoseki Over the wintry forest, winds howl in  rage with no leaves to blow.

  9. Recent Haiku A cricket disturbed the sleeping child; on the porch a man smoked and smiled

  10. Peter Fleming A western wind gusts Carrying a circled sea; A lonely chain clinks.

  11. Peter Fleming Yesterdays lie strewn Swirled, gathered, partly exposed. Tomorrow’s too far.

  12. Brainstorm • What adjectives do you associate with each season? • Winter • Spring • Summer • Fall

  13. Assignment • Create 6 Haiku • 4-one for each season (use our brainstorm list if your wish) • 2 on any topics of your choice

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