Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry with 3 lines containing a pattern of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. It focuses on nature and seasons, often capturing a single image or moment. While traditionally written in the present tense, the syllable structure is flexible. Haiku conveys impressions through fragmentary language and the juxtaposition of images across its short lines. Examples are provided to demonstrate how haiku poetry can capture moments of nature or everyday objects through minimal yet vivid language.

1. Haiku
Poetry

2. Haiku is also called nature or
seasonal haiku.

3. Haiku is usually
written in the
present tense and
focuses on nature
(seasons).

4. Haiku Poetry
Definition 1
An unrhymed Japanese verse consisting
of three unrhymed lines of five, seven,
and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17
syllables in all.
The 5/7/5 rule was made up for school
children to understand and learn this
type of poetry.

5. Haiku Poetry
Definition 2
Made of three lines of poetry, 17
syllables or LESS.
An ideal haiku should be short/long/short

6. Haiku Poetry
Helpful Hints
Haiku is generally not written in one long
run on sentence. It is generally written
in two parts.
You have a fragment on the first or the
last line, then you have the body of the
haiku.

7. Haiku Poetry
Winter sun--
a cyclist pedals
against the wind

8. Haiku Poetry
Salt-waves caress sand
tickling my toes and heart
in their short-spun wake

9. Haiku Poetry
Pink cherry blossoms
Cast shimmering reflections
On seas of Japan

10. Haiku Poetry
Warm soup in a bowl
letters of the alphabet
hang on the teaspoon

11. HAIKU POETRY
• On the following slides are pictures
of seasons.
• Now it is your turn to write some
Haiku poetry.
• In your journal, write a Haiku poem
for each scene.