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A haiku is a poem that has five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third. Here's an example:
“The Old Pond” by Matsuo Bashō
An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pond—
Splash! Silence again.
Try writing a haiku on one of these topics. If you're feeling inspired, try more than one option!
- A haiku that expresses what an upcoming scene is about.
- A haiku that encapsulates a character
- A haiku that expresses how it feels to be in creative flow
- A haiku about solving creative problems
- A haiku about the problem in your plot
Did you gain any new insight by boiling down your thought into such a concise shape?