Haikus

[dannyb]

I was asked yesterday to write a haiku as part of my teaching degree and was throughly uninspired. I looked to the Nova, its called 1.2 uphill....

Rev Tappets Rattle
Impatient traffic harass
Drop another gear.

They work by putting 5 syllables, then 7 then 5 :

Greasy fingered Turk (5)
Tough horny ribbon of meat (7)
Badly packed kebab (5)

I need a few more Nova based ones for next week if anyone can contribute!!

[Matt2107]

Smoothed bodywork
Slammed close to the ground
Show winning Nova

[Iain]

I don't get it :cry:

[Matt2107]

Mine sucks and I don't even think it works properly.

[dannyb]

I don't get it :cry:

The structure or the philosophical side of a Haiku?

For the structure: You put 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the next, then 5 in the third line. Syllables are the different sounds that make up a word, Nova, for example has 2 syllables (NO - VA).

A Haiku uses a minimal amount of well chosen words to capture the mood or essence of something. Matts poem captures what it is about show winners that makes them that way, I can picture from what he says in those few words an absolute minter!!

[Jack]

Rust in engine bay
Door, wheel arch, battery tray
Crappy Corsa A


...assuming "battery" has three syllables and "crappy" has two lol.

Just realised it rhymes too lmfao

[wisewood]

Mine sucks and I don't even think it works properly.

They almost always suck. Really hard to do a good one. Yours does work according to "the rules" though.

[Matt2107]

I remember doing them in school at smome stage during my education

[Matt2107]

Max power stickers
big zorst, underbody neon lights
Chavvy Nova Ayeeeeeeeeeeeeee


slightly adapted from Jack's ;)

[Matt2107]

Snow has been falling
Everything is covered
Wintery dreamland

[Iain]

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Cheers I get it now :D However I'm not going to attempt it lol