Fifth Grade

Tanka Poetry
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Clow 5th graders spend some time learning about poetry and how it can be used as a way to communicate and show creativity. 

A Tanka poem is Japanese poetry that follows a specific pattern. The first line has 5 syllables, second line has 7, third has 5 again, and the last two lines have 7.

See if you can count the syllables of their lines to double check their work!

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