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HAIKU
PRESENTED BY :

SYARIFAH ELEENA BT SYED JALALUDIN
NURUL AFIFAH BT MD ISA
NURUL NAJWA BT MOHD ZUKI
NUR ATIQAH BT ABD HAMID


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What is HAIKU?
Haiku is a very important form of
traditional Japanese poetry.
It is based on a
Zen Buddhistphilosophy of brevity and
simplicity and is believed to have
originated in the 17th century.
Traditional haikus frequently mention
natural themes or images and are often
yearning or wistful in tone.
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Haiku is one of the most important form of
traditional Japanese poetry.
Haiku is, today, a 17-syllable verse form
consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5
syllables.
Since early days, there has been confusion
between the three related terms Haiku,
Hokku and Haikai.
The termhokku literally means "starting
verse", and was the first starting link of a
much longer chain of verses known ashaika.
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Because the hokku set the tone for the
rest of the poetic chain, it enjoyed a
privileged position in haikaipoetry, and it
was not uncommon for a poet to compose
ahokku by itself without following up with
the rest of the chain.

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HISTORY
The name haiku arose in response to
confusion surrounding related Japanese
poetry terms.
Hokku, meaning "starting verse" was
usually the basis of a longer string of
verses, called haika.
Because it was considered a privileged art
form, poets would often compose a hokku
and stop there.
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Use for?
Haikus are designed to convey the
essence of an experience in a short
format.

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The format consists of three sentences,
each containing five, seven, and five
syllables.
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This is an important part of the Haiku
technique and means the division of the
poem into two parts.
Each part, while somewhat independent,
is designed to enhance the other. When
the cutting is done in English, it is
accomplished by having the first or second
line end with an ellipsis, long dash, or
colon.
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Each haiku must contain a seasonal word,
called a kigo.
A kigo tells the reader what season the
poem is set in. Cherry
blossoms commonly denote spring,
mosquitoes are used for summer, and
snow means winter.
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Haikus are usually not complicated.
They often describe everyday themes and
usually attempt to give people a new view
of common situations.
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TODAY
The art form remains very popular today.
For example, in Japan, traditional
Microsoft error messages have been
replaced with haikus.
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Examples :
Urban Haiku (Michael R. Collings)
1) Silence--a strangled
Telephone has forgotten
That it should ring
2) Freeway overpass--
Blossoms in grafitti on
fog-wrapped June mornings

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REFERENCES
Kei Grieg Toyomasu. (2001). Haiku for
people. Retrieved from
http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/#akutaga
wa
wiseGEEK. (2012). What is Haiku?
Retrieved from
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-
haiku.htm