Haiku Powerpoint
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Haiku is a 3-line Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure that conveys a season and mood using nature imagery. It is accompanied by a picture to provide context. Examples are provided of Haiku by Basho describing snowy mornings, lonely autumn evenings, and a black crow that is surprisingly beautiful.
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Haiku Powerpoint
- 1. Japanese HaikuA beautiful sneeze
- 2. What is a Haiku?A three line poem with no more than 17 syllables.Expresses a thought, feeling or a mood, using nature.Traditionally at least one line must describe or convey a sense of season, or hour (day or night). Haiku are also accompanied with a picture to help guide the reader.The layout of a Haiku is 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.To count syllables break the words into parts when you say it; for example: layout is two syllables lay-out. Let’s take a look at a few Haiku’s
- 3. This snowy morningThat Black Crow I hate so much…But he’s beautiful!-Basho
- 4. No one Travels,Along this way but I This autumn evening. -Basho
- 5. Free WriteOver the next few slides you will see some pictures, when I show you each one I want to you take 3mins. And free write, describing the image using 10-15 words. Describe the scene, what emotions it evokes etc. anything that comes to your mind. If the image leads you somewhere else that’s fine.
- 12. Next StepNow hopefully you have got your creative gears moving, your next step is to pick one of the descriptions you like the best and transform it into a Haiku. Don’t forget an illustration to help you out.