70 Unit 05 | Wild world A spring sky so clear That you feel you are seeing Into tomorrow. Adverbs of degree Read the instructions on how to write a haiku poem and circle the correct expressions. Sometimes both expressions are correct. LANGUAGE 6 How to write a haiku How do you capture the moment when you see something beautiful or dramatic in nature? You could take a photo, but (1) a much / an even nicer way to preserve it is in words, and the ideal method is a haiku poem. A haiku is a traditional Japanese poem and a (2) significantly / very enjoyable form of poetry to write. The goal is to capture a specific moment in three tight lines. A haiku has a total of 17 syllables; the first line has 5 syllables, the second line 7 and the last line 5. This means haiku are (3) hardly / pretty short, so the trick when writing one is to choose your words (4) quite / very carefully. Haiku poems traditionally focus on describing nature, and they emphasise simplicity and direct expression. Apart from being short, haiku poems rarely rhyme, which makes them easier to write! (By the way, the word ‘haiku’ is both singular AND plural.) The main idea of a haiku is to focus on a brief moment in time and to use colourful images. The reader should be able to read your haiku in one breath and still be able to picture (5) pretty / a bit clearly what you are writing about. Ideally, a haiku should be written in the present tense. Language box Adverbs of degree describe: the intensity the extent of verbs, adjectives or adverbs in more detail. Here are some: a bit, rather, quite, fairly, pretty, extremely, significantly, particularly, seriously, highly … Can you think of some more? See Grammar revisited, Adverbs of degree, p. 178. Read the following haiku by American writer Richard Wright. 1 Do they fit the pattern of 5–7–5 syllables? 2 What are the haiku describing? Do they give you a clear image of what is being described? READING 7a Now look at these haiku by the same poet. How do they give a different image? b Your turn! Now try writing at least two haiku poems. Remember to follow the 5–7–5 pattern, and choose your words carefully – every syllable counts! Try to make your poems about something related to nature. Then share your poems with your classmates and add them to your learning portfolio. WRITING 8 Heaps of black cherries Glittering with drops of rain In the evening sun. On winter mornings The candle shows faint markings Of the teeth of rats. The webs of spiders Sticking to my sweaty face In the dusty woods. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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