Haiku reflects human nature and is supposed to be an intuitive experience. A persons feelings should be directly connected to the haiku.
The phrase structure is the most important in haiku grammar.
Most people think that the universal structure of a haiku is the 5-7-5 form. It's grounded on the prosodic grammatical nature of Japanese language. It's a Pythagorian misconception that the numerology is real.
The form of the haiku depends on the nature of the phrase construction of the language in which the haiku is written.
The haiku structure is geared towards expressing feelings and not to explain logical concepts.
Beacause the seasons in Japan are different from the western seasons, the feelings expressed about them are going to be different than if someone who lived in the west had written them.
A sentence has a propositional structure and by breaking that structure down in haiku, the poem becomes even more abstract and intellectual, which is not what a haiku should be.
There are three modes of being, Firstness, Secondness, and Thirdness. Firstness is the quality of feeling or suchness. It's a positive qualitative possibility. Secondness is the being of actual fact; like what's happening then and there. Thirdness is the being of law that will govern facts in the future.
Did you read anything in the article that you didn't know about haiku's before? Did reading this article make you want to try writing a haiku?
P.S. Here's a "grammar haiku"!
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I remember writing haiku's when I was younger. The last haiku I wrote was my Junior year of high school. I remember writing about nature and how nature made me feel. Writing haiku's made me express myself in ways I had never done when writing regular poems. The article was very interesting. It talked about three different modes of being and I do not remember this from what I previously learned about haiku's. I do remember being taught that the structure for haiku's was 5-7-5. I enjoyed writing haiku's. If I had to write a haiku I think it would be okay, but the article did not make me want to write one on my own.
Wow, I don't remember learning the background of haikus in school. I thought it was very interesting that haikus involve firstness, secondness, and thirdness. I also did not realize that haikus involved so much emotion. I can see why there is no definite definition to haikus because it is true that all people have different feeling towards the same things. I do remember learning that haikus consisted of 5-7-5 lines. I somewhat remember writing my own haiku but I do not remember what it was about. This article did not make me want to write a haiku. However, I do realize that I will have to teach my students to write haikus and that I need to learn it again.
Before reading this article, I had heard of haikus before but did not know much. I learned how expressive haikus are. I had never known of the three modes of being. I found that to be very interesting. I know understand that haikus are unique to each individual, because each person's emotions are different. I find haikus very interesting and something I would like to teach my English class one day. I like the idea of free expression, and haikus allow that. I do not remember ever writing a haiku, although I may have at some time. I would not know how to write one on my own, but would be interested to learn.
I am some -what familiar with Haiku. This article helped me to understand the background and meaning of Haiku’s. I have had many experiences with writing Haiku, the earliest I can remember was in third grade writing a Haiku about my dog. Looking back on it, I found the whole experience to be very fun because I didn’t think I was really writing poetry. I do not write Haiku’s frequently, but I think it’s an interesting and different way to express ones’ feelings. I feel that young students would especially find writing Haiku’s exciting because of its’ expressive nature, and would come up with some very creative Haiku’s.
I've always found haiku's to be interesting. We were asked to write haiku's when I was younger because they were an easy concept, but they can actually cover many topics. They remind me of an abstract form of poetry. They're much more personal in my opinion and express emotions beautifully. They are very much like a written piece of art. I did not know the history behind haiku's before reading this article and I never heard the concept of firstness, secondness, and thirdness either.
I am no stranger to the Japanese poem style-Haiku. I've written many in my day; actually I had to write one this semester for a creative writing class. In high school, we had to create a poetry binder complete with various types of poetry such as haiku's and limericks. I didn't really excel in writing these extraordinary poems, but I have to admit, they add a different type of feel and flavor to poetry.
It is very reasonable as to why there is no set, concrete, definition of a Haiku- each person is going to feel and react to everything differently. This is one of the reasons poetry is used, so that individuals are able to express themselves any way they want using words that may or may not have the same meaning as the reader.
I believe most kids in school play around with haikus and a few other various forms of poetry. I remembered a Haiku has a set 5-7- formula, but after that I really did not know much. With that being said, I feel that it is usually a good a fit when creative applications, such as writing a haiku, do not have set guidelines or strict rules to follow. This allows each person or writer to interpret the poetry as how they see fit.
I must admit that I find haiku language seemingly more interesting and unique than standard English Language. When using SWE, one must speak mostly on a logical basis whereas haiku allows the individual to explore his or her emotions/feelings. I can appreciate any language or matter that concerns with the being. Implementing haiku writing,just as with writing journals, would be highly feasible for students because giving them another expressive outlet makes for more a healthy mind and motivation to learn within the school environment. I've had my chance at learnin the chinese language verbatim and I didn't quite master the art. If I had an opportunity to learn haiku, I'd definitely pursue it.
I wrote many haikus when I was younger and still do today. The last one that I wrote was during my Senior year of high school. I love working with nature and using a haiku to express my feelings about nature. I was always made to think that haikus were to be about nature only, but anyone can do a haiku on whatever they feel like.
I remember writing haikus in grade school but never really learning the background. I am sure it was taught, but I don't have the best retention. The one thing I hadn't realized was that haikus were based off the seasons and incorporated so much emotion. I never enjoyed writing poetry so it doesn't surprise me that this topic is fairly new to me. However, writing poetry when there is a strict structure is much easier than trying to develop your own poetry.
I remember having to study and write haiku poems when I was in jr. high and high school. Typically, I like poetry, but I always kind of hated haiku poems. Even though I remember studying them before, I didn't remember learning all the background about them. I have to admit though, I still do not like them and have zero desire to write one.
I had never heard the history of the haiku but I have written haiku peoms before, I think it was in middle school for my English class. I thought that they were fun to do. I think it is a good structure to use if you haven't had formal poetry classes. I think it is a good poem to start out writing to help get a feel for poetry and how to put words together.
I have heard of and participated in haiku poetry. It was just taught to the create writing class I am observing in Harrisburg. I have always heard the structure was 5-7-5 and that was what was just taught in Harrisburg 2 weeks ago. I don't want to write one of my own at the moment. When I teach I am going to teach my students there are different ways to write a haiku and emotions that go into it and not just tell them the 5-7-5 rule. When they go to college I don't want them to feel cheated or like I lied to them about the structure because after reading this it is how I feel. Why was I never taught there are different ways to write and structure haiku poems?
Whenever I think of haiku I think of Fight Club - the main character starts to go crazy and leaves a haiku in the printer.
worker bees can leave
even drones can fly away
the queen is their slave
-Fight Club
While the article says that the haiku is meant to be an expression of strong emotion, I think that the use of it in Fight Club is meant to be a quiet anger, more muted. If you've read Fight Club or have seen the movie, you might understand.
I am a moderate speaker of Japanese and found the author's articulation of the specifics of haiku "grammar" interesting; it is challenging to describe the differences in expressive style in a foreign language in the native language that is "differently expressive" in the first place. I loved her assertion that the immense popularity of haiku stems from its exploration of emotions from a purely experiential, "moment-in-time" frame. I hold that seemingly effortless style as a goal in my own poetry.
The intense classification of season words, which members of our society may consider of ethereal or un-classifiable nature, testifies to the particular, almost mathematical approach many Japanese, along with their schools and government, take with artistic endeavors.
Before reading the article, I had never heard of Haiku's. However, I found the things in which I learned about this new language to be very interesting. I liked the thought of how it is used to identify with emotions and thoughts rather than have an actual concept. I did not have a desire to use this style after reading about it. But I would not have a problem teaching students about it.
I have never attempted to write a haiku. I have heard of the concept, but I know very little about it. All of this was basically new information to me. It would be interesting to write one. Unfortunately, I am not an extremely creative person. If I tried to write one of these it would sound more like the writing of a first grader than a college student. I admire anyone who is able to write this type of poetry. I had never thought about the subject matter of most haiku, but it makes sense that a writer can choose anything that he or she likes.
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