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What is Haiku?

From the website Haiku for People, the definition is that Haiku In the first Haiku I can see the combintion of cherry blossoms and
is one of the most important form of traditional Japanese poetry. rice seedling paddies gently falling to form the moon and stars as
Haiku is , today , a 17 syllable vese form consisting of three metrical they fall or after falling on the ground.
units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
The second Haiku I see the melted know reflecting the star lit sky at

To get the feel for the project I had to first research Haikus. night. The twinkling of the stars shows their happiness.

There are three I chose from the book Haiku Landscapes : In Sun, The third Haiku I see the mist rising from a body of water and
Win Rain and Snow the sunset piercing through the mist.
by Stephen Addiss with Fumiko and Akira Yamamoto. They are as
follows: All of these Haikus gives me a sense of different seasons and a feel
of peace and serenity.
1. Cherry Blossoms
Falling rice seedling paddies The Haiku I chose for my ad campaign is the third one as follows:
Stars and moon - Buson

2. Snow has melted
How happy they look-
The faces of stars - Issa

3. Crossing the sea
Into a new of mist-
The setting sun - Buson

Course Title: GD121 - Fund. of Project: Haiku Greetings Student: Janet McPhatter Instructor: Prof. Russell Brown Term: March 2010
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