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How to write a haiku poem

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a quick recap on writing a haiku poem.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • pencil and a paper
  1. Step 1

    Firstly you must start with one short stanza containing 5 sylables.
    ex.the tree is waving. If you notice in this sentance the is one sylable, tree is one sylable, is contains one sylable and waving has two sylables giving the stanza 5 sylables in total.

  2. Step 2

    The second stanza must be two sylables more than the stanza before.7 sylables.

  3. Step 3

    Finally, the last stanza must have have also 5 sylables giving the haiku poem a total of 17 sylables in total.Remember that every haiku poem must contain 17 sylables in total.

Tips & Warnings
  • haiku poems are usally about nature
  • add discriptive words in your haiku poem to make it more interesting because of the short length of the haiku poem.
  • always,always remember to have 17 sylables in total in the haiku poem or else it will not be considered a haiku poem.

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