Haiku What is Haiku? A haiku is a short poem, invented by the Japanese poet, Basho. There are only three lines long. まつおばしょう(1644-1694) What is Haiku? • There is no room for waste - every word counts and must be chosen carefully. • George Marsh, a distinguished poet and teacher of haiku, describes it as "a tiny poem filled with a love of nature". たとえば • sudden shower in the empty park a swing still swinging Margaret Chula • fallen flower I see returning to its branch ah! a butterfly Moritake • According to the rules, a haiku poem is supposed to have 17 syllables in it, 5 in the first line, 7 in the second and 5 in the last line. • Haiku are about the present moment, so verbs are usually in the present tense. • What does this mean? Which words in the poems are verbs in the present tense? たとえば • sudden shower in the empty park a swing still swinging Margaret Chula • fallen flower I see returning to its branch ah! a butterfly Moritake Breaking point Breaking point 1. Fit it in to three lines 2. Include a season word 3. Use the present tense of verb 4. Try to include a break point 5. Try to avoid saying the same thing twice - like cold and chilly 何ですか？ • きせつ •春 •夏 •秋 •冬 • Season • はる Spring • なつ Summer • あき Autumn • ふゆ winter 雪だるまほしのおしゃべりぺちゃくちゃと • ほし = star • おしゃべり • きせつは、いつ？ (When is the season?) 冬 =chatting 北 (きた) 西東 (にし) (ひがし）南 (みなみ) なの花(はな)や月(つき)は東に日は西に • きせつは、いつ？春うまそうな雪がふうわりふわりかな • うまい＝おいしい＝おいしそう(な) • うまそう(な) • きせつは、いつ？冬＝き語きせつのことばき語は、何ですか。 • 雪だるまほしのおしゃべりぺちゃくちゃと • 雪 snow • なの花や月は東に日は • なの花 rape blossoms 西に • うまそうな雪がふうわりふわりかな • 雪あたらしいたん語 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. すいかきた（plain form forきました）なみなみうつのどのどぼとけ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Water melon Came Wave To wave Throat Adam’s apple はいく① • 夏の川魚がいっぱいかわいいなはいく② • 赤と黒すいかのおいしい夏がきた plain form of きましたはいく③ • ビール飲む父のなみうつのどぼとけ wave