Today, I did a task in which I wrote a Tanka poem on something that reminds me of summer.
First, I watched this video to get some more information about tankas.
Second, I read more about tankas on this site so that I get an idea of what I am about to do.
Third, I thought about what comes to my mind when I think about summer.
I chose ice cream because it is my favourite dessert and it is very refreshing to eat in summer.
Next, I created a google drawing and added an image of ice creams as my background.
Then, I wrote my tanka and made a screencastify while recording myself reading my poem.
Lastly, I embedded my screencastify on my blog post and made sure to change the permission settings to anyone with the link.
I learnt that that tanka is another ancient Japanese form of poetry but these poems have five lines. These lines contain 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables. It is a little bit like haiku but with two extra-long lines.
An interesting fact is that Tanka means a “short song” and has been an important literary form in Japanese culture for nearly a thousand years.
I liked doing this Summer Learning Journey task because I got to learn the difference between a haiku and a tanka poem.
Kia Ora Sahil,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Zana and I am a blog commenter from the summer learning journey.
I love this activity because it involves one of my favourite forms of writing which is poetry! You did an amazing job writing and reading your haiku poem and I love your summer theme with the sunflowers.
Have you had a go at making a tanka poem? It is very similar to the Haiku but it follows a 5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – 7 syllable structure.
Keep up the good work and I hope to see more of your posts during the Summer Learning Journey!!
Ngā mihi nui,
Zana Yates
Kia ora Zana,
DeleteThank you for commenting on my blog post and the feedback too.
Yes, I made a blog post on tanka poem. It is about ice cream and I posted it yesterday.
What is your favorite poem? Do you have a favourite author?
Thank you so much!
I am looking forward to your reply.
Sahil