AS Learning HAIKU Assignment- Review, Reflect, Research and Paraphrase
Haiku poetry was originally developed by Japanese poets, and is often inspired by nature, a moment of beauty, or an emotional experience.
Use concrete images and descriptions. Avoid any ideas that are abstract or vague. Instead, go for 'imagery' that is easy for the reader to 'imagine'.
Haikus are meant to be read in one breath.
Try describing the subject with details that feel fresh and new.
ASSIGNMENT - Go online and research the famous Japanese poet BASHO (1644-1694). Find two haiku poems written by him that you like and paste them in a WordDoc. Underneath each Haiku paraphrase each one of the three lines in your own words. If you can, try and use the same 5-7-5 syllable metre in your own version.
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