

Haiku - You're a Poet If You Know It
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Haiku - You're a Poet If You Know It
Let's see how well you know it.
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Haiku 俳句
More modern Haiku poems aren't all about nature.
They can have any theme you like.
As long as they follow the line and syllable rules, they can even be funny!
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Haiku 俳句
Haiku is a Japanese art form
It is a type of short form poetry
Traditional Haikus are usually about nature
The rule for writing a Haiku are based on syllables
Follow rule of 5-7-5 Syllable
Have 3 Lines
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Multiple Choice
Haiku is a kind of ________ poem.
Japanese
Chinese
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Multiple Choice
What is a common theme for Haikus?
Lemons
Pencils
War
Nature
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Multiple Choice
How many lines are in a haiku
7
3
5
2
7
Haiku 俳句
How many lines are in this poem?
Count the syllables in the first line
Count the syllables in the second line
Count the syllables in the third line
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Syllables
Syllables are chunks or beats of sound
All words are made of syllables
Some words, like toy, have 1 syllable
All syllables have a vowel (or vowel sound, like y)
The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary has 19 syllables!
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Multiple Choice
What is the syllable pattern in a Haiku?
3-3-3
7-5-7
4-3-8
5-7-5
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Multiple Choice
How many total syllables are there in a Haiku?
17
5
7
20
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Multiple Choice
Which line is missing a syllable?
Butterflies hatch
Bees drink the juice from flowers
Bees fly everywhere
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Lines 1 and 3
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Multiple Choice
Flower visitors
Busy, buzzing in the field
Black and yellow stripes
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Multiple Choice
An ocean voyage
As waves break over the bow,
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Multiple Choice
Which is a haiku?
little brothers are
little bits of annoying
how annoying is mine?
lemons like to laugh
over funny grapes and cows
lemons are silly
even though
I am 3
I still like to eat
purple cows and I
eat grapes in the prairy
life is so much fun
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Multiple Choice
Which one is a haiku?
What is a haiku?
Green trees are pretty
They help the enviroment
do you like green trees?
I love my cat
Her name is Serinety
She loves to cuddle
Space is very cool
It has a lot of planets
Earth is my very favorite
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Multiple Choice
How many total syllables are there in a Haiku?
17
5
7
20
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Multiple Choice
Which could be the second line of a haiku?
Warm sun shining down
White sandy beaches
Fish going for a swim
Waves crash on the sandy shore
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Is this Haiku?
I count the morning
stars the air so sweet I turn
riverdark with sound.
Yes
No
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Multiple Choice
Is this Haiku?
I count the morning
stars the air so sweet I turn
riverdark with sound.
Yes
No
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Multiple Choice
Is this Haiku?
I count the morning
stars the air so sweet I turn
riverdark with sound.
Yes
No
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Multiple Choice
Is this Haiku?
The dry leaves whisper
Telling stories to themselves
In a gust of wind
Yes
No
Haiku - You're a Poet If You Know It
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