Haiku


 * __Haiku__

Haiku ** is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems are made up of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 **syllables** and the middle line has 7 **syllables**. The lines rarely rhyme. Here's a **Haiku** to help you remember: I am first with five Then seven in the middle -- Five again to end. __ What __ __ am I? Haikus: __ The writer uses the Haiku to describe something…Can you guess what it is? Here are two examples of "What am I?" Haikus: Green and speckled legs, Hop on logs and lily pads Splash in cool water. In a pouch I grow, On a southern continent -- Strange creatures I know.