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 Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:21 am
I'm trying to write a haiku, but I don't think I'm going it right. Could someone give ma an outline of the structure? I read about them in a Stephen King novel, but I doubt that's the best resource.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:37 am
Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
Examples:
Three things are certain:
Death, taxes, and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
Serious error.
The site, vanished into dust.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:49 pm
^_^ Wow I really liked that one. I think I will start a notebook of Haiku.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:25 am
Kita Cloud Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Examples: Three things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess which has occurred. Serious error. The site, vanished into dust. Screen. Mind. Both are blank. That one's actually pretty good for English. But I don't think English does the haiku any justice. It just doesn't work to me. In English it's meaning is pretty limited, while in Japanese it isn't quite so limited. It just sounds better in Japanese.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:45 am
I wouldn't go so far as to say that English doesn't do haiku justice since I've seen some really awesome haiku before, which just happens to be in English. The only limit is imagination. blaugh
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:36 pm
Read anything by Matsuo Basho. He is infamous for haiku. Just remember that the translations don't follow the 5-7-5. The Japanese does. I can send you some, if you want. PM me if you want them, Japanese and English?
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:55 pm
Wow I cant believe I just realized this, but haiku is Japanese, they are my favorite poems to write too. Haha, wow, yeah flaky much.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:46 pm
More Examples (for fun):
Tittering monkey,
In the spring he climbs tree tops,
And thinks himself tall.
There's nuts and there's fruits,
In fall the clean plum drops,
Always to be sqashed.
(Not mine and a cookie goes out to the person who can figure out where these are from!) blaugh
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:01 am
Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Haiku poets, which you will soon be, write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five syllables, the second line seven syllables, and the third line contains five syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in ONLY 17 syllables over just three lines of poetry. This one refreshes me, I've learned about Haiku since a was 11. wink
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:08 am
Flowers
on the Chinese vase
flowers retain brightness
pouring out water.
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:51 am
jolens8 Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Haiku poets, which you will soon be, write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five syllables, the second line seven syllables, and the third line contains five syllables. Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in ONLY 17 syllables over just three lines of poetry. This one refreshes me, I've learned about Haiku since a was 11. wink It's generally good form to cite your sources when you're quoting something. Otherwise it's just plagiarism. http://volweb.utk.edu/school/bedford/harrisms/haiku.htmjolens8 Flowers
on the Chinese vase
flowers retain brightness
pouring out water. And again. http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/#flowers
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:02 am
We studied forms of poetry in my language class, and haiku were my favorites. ^^ We had to make two of them relating to nature, in about five minutes, and these are the sad ones I came up with. xD I think I like the first one better.
Delicate snowflakes
Float lazily to the ground
And rest upon snow
A tiny pebble
Hits the water's surface and
A small 'plop' is heard
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:27 am
Kita Cloud More Examples (for fun): Tittering monkey, In the spring he climbs tree tops, And thinks himself tall. There's nuts and there's fruits, In fall the clean plum drops, Always to be sqashed. (Not mine and a cookie goes out to the person who can figure out where these are from!) blaugh 
A:TLA! -hopes she gets cookie-
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