Haiku Year

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Techniques this poem uses:

• This is an example of a haiku. Each month is represented by a different haiku, which are 3 line poems that follow a syllable count of 5-7-5.

  Delightful display (5 syllables)
  Snowdrops bow their pure white heads (7 syllables)
  To the sun's glory. (5 syllables)

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• This poem uses some of the five senses to describe aspects of each month.

  SOUND:
  Bleating happily.
  Echoes heard amid dense trees
  Parks and gardens burst
  With sounds
  Crunchy as cornflakes

  SIGHT:
  Fresh green buds appear
  Ripe golden harvest
  Red and gold leaves fall
  Frosty webs sparkle

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• This poem uses similes, which are phrases that compare two things using "like" or "as."

  First few flakes of snow
  Dust gardens like icing on
  A chocolate cake.

  Red and gold leaves fall,
  Crunchy as cornflakes beneath
  Feet on a crisp morn.

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• Try writing a haiku poem about each month yourself. To create your own "Haiku Year," think of a way to describe each of the twelve months. For each month you will write a haiku, which is a 3 line poem that consists of 17 syllables.
  
  Line 1: 5 syllables
  Line 2: 7 syllables
  Line 3: 5 syllables
  
  Use these questions to help generate ideas:
  What important moment is celebrated each month?
  What is the season of that month?
  How would you describe nature each month?
  
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