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Week 3 Haiku


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Rules for Writing Haiku: http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/style-and-usage/rules-for-writing-haiku.html

 

There are no specific rules for writing haiku; however, the structure of haiku is always the same, including the following features:

  • Only three lines, totaling 17 syllables throughout
  • The first line must be only 5 syllables
  • The second line must be comprised of 7 syllables
  • The third line must be 5 syllables like the first
  • Punctuation and capitalization rules are up to the poet, and need not follow rigid rules used in structuring sentences
  • Haiku does not have to rhyme, in fact many times it does not rhyme at all
  • Some haiku can include the repetition of words or sounds

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