Haiku poetry

Due. April 25. 11:59pm

Haiku is a Japanese poetry form. A haiku uses just a few words to capture a moment and create a picture in the reader's mind. It is like a tiny window into a scene much larger than itself.

Traditionally, haiku has a title – and the poem is written in three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line. Sometimes, not always, long form haiku is used to create a longer story—

 

 

Ideas for structuring a haiku?

1. It has three lines.

2. It has five syllables in the first and third lines.

3. It has seven syllables in the second line.

4. Its lines don't rhyme.

5. It includes a kireji, or cutting word.

6. It includes a kigo, a seasonal reference. (OPTIONAL FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT)

 

Line one 5 syllables

Line two 7 syllables

Line three five syllables

Then you can repeat 1-3-5-7 or 9 times----  for a longer form haiku poem

 

 

Short Form Example:

 

Intoxicating Vanity

Anthropogenic Delusion of one who is Anthropocentric.

 

Anonymous

 

LONG FORM Example:

 

Frog Pads

Croakers symphony

await the rainy season

a horny toad calls

 

A burst of thunder

rain coming down in torrents

a mating frenzy

 

lily pads submerge

fertile eggs slowly sinking

fish come  for the  feast

 

new generations

await symphonic debut

a raindrop splashes

 

 

By: Joseph May

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

WRITE A HAIKU about on of the following topics:

 

· Double consciousness

 

· The color line

 

· Women’s Autonomy

 

· Intersectionality

 

· One or more dimensions of the veil

 

· Valuation of women’s work (housework for sure)

 

· The Middle Ground—Women’s Special Cultural Tasks

 

Haiku Homework

 Due April 25 at 11:59 PM