Dear Readers,
Once again, it is time for the brand new Poetry Pit, but this time it is going to be a little different. Today I will focus on a special kind of poetry called haiku! Haiku is a short type of poem that comes from Japan.
Haiku has: three lines, seventeen syllables, and is usually about nature. The pattern for the syllables in the haiku is:
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
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Here are some tips to help you write a haiku!
First, pick something in nature to write about.
Next, brainstorm as many adjectives, verbs, or phrases that go with that topic.
Finally, choose the best words and phrases.
Be sure it follows the rules of haiku.
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TOPIC: spring
BRAINSTORM: roses, daisies, iris, golden poppies, tulips, sunflowers blooming, blossoming, sunshine, grasses popping up, quails, robins hopping, bunnies, puppies, hatching, trees popping out fruit
CHOOSE AND COMPOSE:
Red tulips blooming.
Bunnies nibble new green grass
Fruits juicy and sweet!
Fruits juicy and sweet!
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TOPIC: deer
BRAINSTORM: brown, furry, doe, roam, antlers, enormous ears.
CHOOSE AND COMPOSE:
They roam in the field.
Enormous ears pointing up
A brown furry doe!
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Can you write a haiku?
What helped you learn how to do a haiku?
Can you name any other types of poetry?
Dear Sasha,
ReplyDeleteYour post taught me about what a haiku is! I never knew until now, so I guess I should say thank you! Thank you! To answer another one of your questions, I will write a haiku.
Here is my haiku: Topic bees
I hear them buzzing
Flying in the new blue sky
Collecting honey
What did you think of my haiku?
Your friend,
Daniella♥
Dear Sasha,
ReplyDeleteI love how you explain a style of poetry so others can learn along with you!
Haiku is one of my favorite types of poetry. It's beautiful to write and I love reading Haiku out loud. Do you ever read poetry out loud? It really brings it to life!
I will now attempt some Haiku!
Topic: sunflowers
Brainstorm: yellow, happy, follow the sun, joyful, thick stalk, edible seeds,
Choose and compose:
Flowering yellow
Thick stalk, reaches for the sun
Happiness in bloom!
I challenge you to write another poem in your reply to me! Good luck!
Your proud teacher,
Mrs. Y♥llis
Dear Sasha,
ReplyDeleteYou're the subject of my Haiku as you're also part of the natural world.
Sasha’s blogging posts
Always fascinate readers
Haiku, what a task!
A fellow blogger who enjoys writing challenges,
@RossMannell
Teacher, NSW, Australia
Dear Mr. Mannell,
DeleteThank you so much for leaving a comment on my blog, and thank you again for writing the haiku about me! Although, I don't see how I could be nature. I mean we all are living, but we don't live in the wild. I have another haiku for you!
Flower's blooming fast
Great green grass is growing tall
Animal's running.
Do you know any other types of poetry?
Your blogging buddy,
Sasha♥
Dear Sasha,
ReplyDeleteI love the way you explained how a Haiku is done!
I have never been very good at haikus, but I will try my best:
Topic: deer
Watch as the deer run
So gracefully in the snow
A baby in tow
I could think of two types of poetry, Sonnet and Tonka. Tonka is a form of Japanese poetry where there are five lines, the first and third have five syllables and the others seven.
Your friend,
Leila♥
Dear Leila,
DeleteThank you for leaving a magnificent comment on my blog! I actually think that you are quite good at haikus based on the one you wrote on my blog. I have a question for you. What does a baby in tow mean? I guess that is the beautiful part about poetry, you always learn new things!
Thank you for telling me about a couple types of poetry! Now, I don't have to worry about what I am going to do next! I have a haiku for you.
Different colors
All the plants are showing life
The nice breeze blowing!
Can you make a Tonka or Sonnet?
Your friend,
Sasha♥
Dear Sasha,
DeleteThank you commenting back to me! I really enjoyed reading your lovely comment. A baby in tow means that a baby is following you.
Here is another haiku for you:
Topic: Waterfall
Watch as it pours down
So gracefully in the lake
Lovely waterfall
Here is a Tonka for you:
Topic: Mountains
Beautiful mountain
Roaring river runs through it
Cold snow covered rocks
Naked trees covered with frost
Majestic in winter sun
Your Friend,
Leila♥
Dear Sasha,
ReplyDeleteI adore your haiku post.
Here is my haiku and the topic is summer:
Hummingbirds fly by
a butterfly rests calmly
the smell of summer.
And here is a Tanka poem about my front yard:
Purple flowers bloom
A greyhound sleeping soundly
An old gate removed
To make room for more running
Me on my rope-swing happy.
Have great summer!
Love,
Kelly♥