2007-03-17 02:54:58 · 9 answers · asked by mcvcm92 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
three lines, each with specific syllable counts: five; seven;five.
Here's one I made up about a weird fish.
Pesky fish. Rude trick.
Mantra-chanting candiru;
"Swim up any dick!"
The 1/3 end rhyme's unnecessary; an added bonus.
2007-03-17 02:57:45 · answer #1 · answered by omnisource 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it has to follow the 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Here is an example:
Three things are certain:
Death, taxes, and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
It can be about many different topics. With the traditional Haiku, there were limits on the topics, but with contemporary Haiku's, you can write about almost anything. Here's a website that can maybe help you better understand, though I found it a bit confusing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku#Examples
2007-03-17 03:06:13 · answer #2 · answered by Dana Mulder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the others said is true: 3 lines - first w/ 5 syllables, second w/ 7 syllables and third w/ 5 syllables but the other piece is that traditional haiku poems are focused on nature.
2007-03-17 03:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anna H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get yourself mentally ready, I recommend a cold shower and lentil soup. Then Think 5 7 5 and follow the haiku of haikus
Eat a sandwich now
Mayo on the bread and ham
Believe in your dream
2007-03-17 14:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 syllables on the first line then 7 then 5.
2007-03-17 02:58:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rules are ephemeral
Words must come from the heart
And be echoes of the soul
2007-03-17 03:06:45 · answer #6 · answered by krak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
2007-03-17 03:00:09 · answer #7 · answered by lilbigsis2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 syllables-1st line
7 syllables-2nd line
5 syllables -3rd line
2007-03-17 03:04:32 · answer #8 · answered by anonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st line: 5 sylabls
2nd line: 7 sylabyls
3rd line: 5 sylablys (sorry about my spelling... i
never coul spell sylabls)
2007-03-17 03:14:31 · answer #9 · answered by noname102 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋