The haiku originates from Japan and consists of 3 lines made up of 5 syllables, 7 syllables and 5 syllables. Originally haikus were written purely about nature, emotions and experiences. They did not rhyme, and consisted of just one verse. However, over time the haiku has gradually developed and it is acceptable now to choose to rhyme a haiku, or use several together as verses to create what would then be classed as a Haikai.
If you would like more details, explanations or ideas of how to get started writing haiku poems yourself, use the TEACHERS’ PAGE, DIFFERENT POETRY FORMS, HAIKUS to find out more. In the meantime, examples of my haiku poems are listed below.
This was a job done by the youngest of the Victorian poor children. Victorian children in Britain could expect to work 12, or even 18 hours a day down the mines. This page includes haikus and a shape poem about life for the trapper boys in Victorian Britain.
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How soon can you guess the animal from the clues in this rhyming, descriptive haiku? |