Haiku Poetry Exploration
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Haiku Poetry Exploration
🌸 Part 1: Understanding Haiku
What is a Haiku?
Haiku is a traditional Japanese poetry form that captures a single moment or feeling in nature. It follows a special 5-7-5 syllable pattern across three lines.
An old silent pond... (5)
A frog jumps into the pond, (7)
splash! Silence again. (5)
What image does this haiku create in your mind? ________________________________
🇳🇿 Part 2: Comparing Cultures
New Zealand Haiku: While following the same 5-7-5 structure, NZ haiku often feature native birds, landscapes, and Māori cultural elements.
Japanese:
Cherry blossoms fall (5)
Pink petals dance on spring breeze (7)
Beauty fades away (5)
New Zealand:
Tui's liquid song (5)
Echoes through the native bush (7)
Dawn breaks over hills (5)
What is similar about these haiku? _________________________________________
What is different? ____________________________________________________
✍️ Part 3: Writing Your Own Haiku
Word Bank: Use these words to help create imagery in your haiku:
Nature: mountain, ocean, forest, rain, sunshine, wind, waves
NZ Wildlife: kiwi, tui, pohutukawa, kauri, fern, kaka
Feelings: peaceful, joyful, quiet, gentle, wild, fresh
My haiku will be about: _______________________________________________
Line 1 (5 syllables):
Line 2 (7 syllables):
Line 3 (5 syllables):
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