way2go! 6, Schulbuch

66 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 expression whenever you have a choice. Sometimes both expressions are correct. LANGUAGE 6 M p. 27 How to write a haiku How do you capture the moment when you see something beautiful or dramatic in nature? You might take a photo, but (1) a much / an even nicer way to save it is in words, and the ideal method is a haiku poem. A haiku is a traditional Japanese poem and is one of the (2) most / least enjoyable and challenging forms 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 they are (3) hardly / pretty short, so the trick when writing a haiku 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 (5) rather / clearly picture 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: not very, a bit, rather, quite, fairly, pretty, really, very, extremely, … Can you think of some more?  See Grammar revisited, Adverbs of degree , p. 172. Read the haiku by American writer Richard Wright below. 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 7 a 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 the 5–7–5 pattern and make sure you choose your words carefully – every syllable counts! Try to make the topic of your poems something to do with nature. Share your poems with your classmates. WRITING 8 M p. 28 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