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The Nature of Haiku Poetry Lesson PlanThe Nature of Haiku Poetry Lesson Plan
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The Nature of Haiku Poetry

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Students brainstorm elements of nature art prints and photos. They identify the syllable count of Haiku and take a nature walk. They write Haiku poems while practicing the use of simile, alliteration, metaphor, and analogy to describe nature.

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metaphors, figurative language, literary devices, alliteration, haikus, types of poetry

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alliteration, haiku, metaphor, simie, programs

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