How many syllables are in the following words:

11/11/2020

Directions: Jot down how many syllables are in each of the words below. If you forget how to do this, please refer to the Blackboard Skills page on this website that explains how syllables are formed. Good luck!!

1. mean 5. five 9. Jean 13. Angelina 17. stop 21. throughout
2. boy 6. house 10. pie 14. Gregory 18. go 22. syllable
3. style 7. seven 11. weight 15. my 19. happy 23. reading
4. ran 8. eight 12. Maria 16. highway 20. fantastic 24. unbelievable

The Haiku: How many syllables are in each line of this poetic form?

Directions: Read the poem below. Decide how many syllables you hear on each line. Be ready to share your answers with the class!

Haiku paint pictures
no one but the words can see
until we read them

Bonus Question: Which poetic/literary devices are used in this poem?
Note: We will be studying this poetic form and writing our own haiku soon! They are a joy to create!

15 Comments

Lorraine Noel

11/14/2020 09:18:02 am

1.) MEAN: 1
2.) BOY: 1
3.) STYLE: 2
4.) RAN: 1
5.) FIVE: 1
6.) HOUSE: 1
7.) SEVEN: 2
8.) EIGHT: 1
9.) JEAN: 1
10.) PIE: 1
11.) WEIGHT: 1
12.) MARIA: 3
13.)ANGELINA: 4
14.) GREGORY: 3
15.) MY: 1
16.) HIGHWAY: 2
17.) STOP: 1
18.) GO: 1
19.) HAPPY: 2
20.) FANTASTIC: 3
21.) THROUGHOUT: 2
22.) SYLLABLE: 3
23.) READING: 2
24.) UNBELIEVABLE: 5

Apoena link

11/15/2020 12:31:59 pm

1. Means 1 2. Throughout 2 3. Boy 1 4. Style 1
5. Run 1 6. Unbelievable 5 7. Five 2 8. House 1
9. Seven 2 10. Eight 1 11. Jean 1 12. Pie 1
13. Weight 1 14. Maria 3 15. Angelina 4 16. Gregory 3
17. My 1 18. Highway 2 19. Stop 1 20. Go 1
21. Happy 2 22. Fantastic 3 23. Syllable 3 24. Reading 2

11/15/2020 01:01:19 pm

2. 1 line. Haiku paint pictures 5 syllables
1 1 3
2 line. no one but the worlds can se 7 syllables
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 line. until we read them 5 syllables
2 1 1 1

Romaine Louis

11/15/2020 10:19:53 pm

1=1 2=1 3=1 4=1 5=1 6=1 7=2 8=1 9=1 10=1 11=1 12=3 13=4 14=3 15=1 16=2 17=1 18= 1 19=2 20= 3 21=2 22=3 23=2 24=5

angelina link

11/16/2020 11:52:20 am

1.mean:(1)
2.boy:(1)
3.sryle:(2)
4.ran:(1)
5.five:(1)
6.house:(1)
7.seven:(2)
8.eight:(1)
9.Jean:(1)
10.pie:(1)
11.weight:(1)
12.Maria:(3)
13.Angelina:(4)
14.Gregory:(3)
15.my:(1)
16.highway(2)
17.stop:(1)
18.go:(1)
19.happy:(2)
20.fantastic:(3)
21.throughout:(2)
22.syllable(3)
23.reading:(2)
24.unbelievable:(5)

11/16/2020 10:44:03 pm

Bonus: The device is about Haiku paint it's describe how his paint pictures are
value.

Wendy Cruz

11/16/2020 01:52:52 pm

1. mean 1
2. boy. 1
3. style. 1
4. ran. 1
5. five 1
6. house 2
7. seven 2
8. eight 1
9. Jean 1
10. pie 1
11. weight 1
12. Maria. 3
13. Angelina 4 17. stop 1 21. throughout 2 14. Gregory 3 18. go 1 22. syllable 3 15. my 1 19. happy 2 23. reading 2 16. highway 2 20. fantastic 3 24. unbelievable 5

Fernanda

11/16/2020 08:14:04 pm

1 Mean 1
2 boy 1
3 style 2
4 run 1
5 five 2
6 house 2
7 seven 2
8 eight 2
9 jean 1
10 pie 1
11 weight 2
12 maria 3
13 angelina 4
14 gregory 3
15 my 1
16 highway 2
17 stop 1
18 go 1
19 happy 2
20 fantastic 3
21 throughout 2
22 syllable 3
23 reading 2
24 unbelievable 5

11/16/2020 08:14:59 pm

11/16/2020 08:55:54 pm

3.style_(1)

Juliana

11/16/2020 09:18:24 pm

1.) MEAN: 1
2.) BOY: 1
3.) STYLE: 1
4.) RAN: 1
5.) FIVE: 1
6.) HOUSE: 1
7.) SEVEN: 2
8.) EIGHT: 1
9.) JEAN: 1
10.) PIE: 1
11.) WEIGHT: 1
12.) MARIA: 3
13.)ANGELINA: 4
14.) GREGORY: 3
15.) MY: 1
16.) HIGHWAY: 2
17.) STOP: 1
18.) GO: 1
19.) HAPPY: 2
20.) FANTASTIC: 3
21.) THROUGHOUT: 2
22.) SYLLABLE: 3
23.) READING: 2
24.) UNBELIEVABLE: 5

11/16/2020 10:28:31 pm

first sentence:4 syllables
paint pictures-Alliteration
second sentence:7 syllables
but the words-Prepositional Phrase
the all sentence can be personafication (maybe I note sure)
also but is a conjuction.
third sentence:5 syllables

11/17/2020 08:46:14 am

Lorraine Noel
11/17/2020
Haiku Poem Syllables

1.) Haiku paint pictures - 5
2.) no one but the words can see - 7
3.) until we read them - 5

11/17/2020 07:58:28 pm

Syllable poem
Haiku paint pictures 5
no one but the words can see 7.
until we read them 5

11/18/2020 06:03:42 pm

first sentence: Haiku paint pictures 5 syllables is a alliteration
seond sentence: no one but the words can see 7 syllables i'm not sure i think is a
third sentence: until we read them 5 syllables preposition phrase