Haikus

Haiku is a popular Japanese form of poetry which has spread around the world. The challenge of this short poem is to write a vivid image in  17 syllables. Its structural elements are

• A stanza made of three verses of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
• Avoid the use of similes or metaphors
• Refers to a season of the year.
• must contain a kigo (a season word that indicates what season of the year the haiku is set)

This year my students wrote Who am I? Haikus. Enjoy them!

El haiku es un poema de origen japonés que consta de tres versos sin rima de 5, 7 y 5 sílabas respectivamente que suman 17 sílabas en total. Este poema corto, pero al mismo tiempo contundente en imaginería describe escenas de la naturaleza, la vida cotidiana o sentimientos, sin utilizar símiles o metáforas.