Poetry has been used for centuries to tell stories and convey emotion. Considered by many to be an art form, poetry uses words to paint emotions and images that can be read or heard. But what goes into creating a poem? Obviously you use language, words, and descriptors, but what else? Does a poem have to rhyme? Does a poem have to follow a certain form? How do you use the poem to convey what you want to say without writing it in essay form?

In this class students will study the Haiku, one of...