Haiku and Limerick (The Nature of Comedy)

Haiku  Japanese poem with 3 lines  These poems are usually about nature - Drooping green branches - Weighted down with heavy snow - Waiting for the spring  The first line has 5 syllables  The second line has 7 syllables  The third line had 5 syllables

Example Drooping green branches Weighted down with heavy snow Waiting for the spring (Remember 5,7,5)

Example 2 Marching band season Instruments come out to play Music fills the air

Limerick  Limerick, Ireland  Edward Lear – A Book of Nonsense in 1846  5 line poems that are meant to be funny There was a young lady of Niger Who smiled as she rode on a tiger; They came back from the ride With the lady inside, And the smile on the face of the tiger  Lines 1,2, and 5 are long rhyming lines  Lines 3 and 4 are shorter rhyming lines

Example There was a Young Lady whose chin, Resembled the point of a pin; So she had it made sharp, And purchased a harp, And played several tunes with her chin.

Review: Haiku  How many syllables are in the first and third line of a haiku? FIVE FIVE  How many syllables are in the second line of a haiku? SEVENSEVEN  What topic is usually talked about in a haiku poem? NATURENATURE

Review: Limerick  How many lines are in a limerick? FIVE FIVE  What is the rhyme pattern for a limerick? Lines 1,2,5 rhyme Lines 1,2,5 rhyme Lines 3 and 4 rhyme Lines 3 and 4 rhyme  A limerick is supposed to be _______. FUNNY!! FUNNY!!

Let’s Try It!  Create 2 poems 1- Create your own Haiku 1- Create your own Haiku 2- Create your own Limerick 2- Create your own Limerick  Illustrate or draw a picture to go with your poems on a piece of paper (You must write the poems first!)  Remember** Haiku- 5,7,5 syllables Haiku- 5,7,5 syllables Limerick- 5 lines Limerick- 5 lines Lines 1,2, and 5 rhymeLines 1,2, and 5 rhyme Lines 3 and 4 rhymeLines 3 and 4 rhyme