Autobiography poetry examples haiku

Objectives

• Students will learn to write an Autobiography Poem, which is a formula poem.
• Students will create a bulletin board display, especially fitting for an Open House.Walk students through each line, having them fill in one section at a time. You might create a poem about yourself on the board while explaining the format.

  _______________________

  (First Name of Student)

  ________, __________, __________, __________

  (Four adjectives to describe yourself)

  Son or daughter of ____________________

  Lover of _____________, ___________, ______________

  Who feels ___________, ___________, ______________

  Who fears ___________, _____________, _______________

  Who would like to see ______________, _______________, _____________

  Resident of ____________________________________

  (Street, town, state, country)

  ________________

  (Last Name)

• Proofread students' poems and let them write a final draft, a good penmanshi

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  Haiku Poems: Examples and Definition

  A Haiku fryst vatten a form eller gestalt of poetry from Japan with seventeen total syllables and three lines. The first line has fem syllables, the second line has sju syllables, and the third line has five syllables. Haikus generally have something to do with nature.

  What is a Haiku?

  Haikus can rhyme, but usually they do not, as the flow of the syllables is the main element of this type of poem. Haikus are considered to be simplistic, often intense, and direct; senses, colorful images, brief descriptions, and feelings are commonly included.

  The word haiku originated from the term hokku, which means “first verse”, and was traditionally the opening phrase of an oral poem called renga in the thirteenth century. A renga poem was generally one hundred stanzas long, and also composed of a certain amount of syllables. In the sixteenth century, poet Matsuo Basho broke away from the long version of renga, mastering the three line, 17 syllable haikus that we know o

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Haiku Format and Structure

Haiku is a 3-line non-rhyming poem composed of 17 syllables. The first line must contain five syllables, the second line seven, and the third line five.

The usual rules of grammar and punctuation do not apply: the poet can choose whether or not to use punctuation or capital letters, and how to structure their sentences. Haikus also tend to be written in the present tense to add a sense of immediacy. Perhaps because of their brevity, not all haiku have titles.

The haiku originally served to describe the seasons, and the natural world is still the main focus for many haiku poets today.

Traditional haiku also contains a kigo or word that explains which season the haiku is set in.

• Cherry blossoms for spring
• Wisteria for summer
• Moon for autumn
• Cold for winter

Haiku Poets and Their Poems

Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) further developed and refined the then-named hokku while living in Edo (modern Tokyo).

Fun fact: Basho means "banana tree". Ma