This document provides information about onomatopoeia words and asks the reader to identify the onomatopoeia word that describes the sound of an animal shown in an accompanying slide. It then asks a series of questions about haiku poems, including where they originated, common topics, line and syllable structure. The reader is instructed to copy the questions into a poetry response folder.

1. Onomatopoeia: a word that
represents a sound or noise.
Examples: Bang! Crash! Pop! Splat!
Question: What Onomatopoeia word would
you use to describe how the animal in the
background of this slide would sound?

2. • Where were Haiku poems invented?
• What topic do Haiku poems usually
have?
• How many lines are in a Haiku?
• How many syllables are in a Haiku?
• How many syllables in the first line?
• How many syllables in the second?
• How many syllables in the third line?

3. Yes… copy this into your folder in the poetry response section.