Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Creating a Haiku

Do you know what a Haiku is ?

Haiku is a Japanese poem. Haiku poets, which you will soon be, write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar.

The most common form for Haiku is three short lines.

The first line usually contains 5 syllables,
The second line 7 syllables and
The third line contains 5 syllables.

Haiku doesn't rhyme.


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