Persona Poem & Haiku

Title : name of the author of the poem

Line 1: first name/nickname of the person in the poem
Line 2: 4 adjectives which describe the person
Line 3: X of Y formula, about an important relationship to the person
Line 4: 3 things s/he loves
Line 5:3 things that scare her/him
Line 6: 3 things s/he wants to see
Line 7: resident of...a place or time or concept
Line 8: last name of the person in the poem Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. It often centers around nature.

HAIKU

Haiku poems don’t rhyme; they follow a pattern. The pattern for haiku is the
following:

Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables

Examples:

Here's a Haiku to help you remember:

1. Haiku

I am first with five
Then seven in the middle --
Five again to end.

2. The Rainbow

After summer's rain
God's promise is remembered
glorious rainbow


3. Snowflakes

Snowflakes are our friends
They descend when winter comes
Making white blankets