HAIKU (Poetry) English Literature Power point

Poetry

1. Read the sample haiku. Identify the subject, observation at the moment and senses used. Give a title based on the haiku. G1 The winds of autumn slowly the leaves wave the season goodbye

2. G2 The bartender said To the neutron, “For you, sir, There will be no charge.” G3 Refreshing and cool, love is a sweet summer rain that washes the world.

3. G4 An afternoon breeze Expels cold air, along with the fallen brown leaves. G5 A winter blanket Covers the Earth in repose but only a dream

4. HAIKU

5. An unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively. Is derived from the first element of the word HAIKAI ( a humorous form of renga , or linked –verse poem)

6. Subjects in writing haiku include: -season, time of day, dominant features of a landscape (nature in general) HOW TO WRITE A HAIKU 1. Follow the line and syllable structure of a haiku (5-7-5)

7. 2. Describe the subject with sensory detail. -Think about how your subject smells, feels, sounds, tastes, and looks. Examples: musky scent of the pine needles bitter taste of the morning air

8. 3. Use concrete images and descriptions. -go for concrete images that are easy for the reader to visualize. 4. Write the poem in the present tense. -go for concrete images that are easy for the reader to visualize.

9. 5. End with a surprising last line. -have an ending line that is intriguing and leaves the reader hanging. Example: Everything I touch With tenderness,and alas Pricks like a bramble

10. Activity: On your notebook, create your own HAIKU Write your final poem on an oslo paper. A CITY I see busy streets Littered with scraps of human souls Floating indolent