HaikuQuest

Form-Scaffold Poetry for Tweens — haiku, tanka, cinquain, limerick with syllable counters, cultural-context teaching, and AI Socratic refinement (Cherry).

Level 1

For grown-ups — progress report →A private, on-device snapshot mapped to the skill areas practiced. Export a CSV or print — nothing leaves this device.

Syllable Studio

Write a poem one line at a time. A live meter tells you “about N” syllables — soft green when a line lands on target, warm amber when it doesn’t. Cherry offers a gentle nudge when you ask.

Write a Haiku 3 lines · 5 / 7 / 5 Write a Tanka 5 lines · 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 7 Write a Cinquain 5 lines · 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 2 Write a Limerick 5 lines · AABBA · bouncy

Concept Kits 16 kits · 400 questions

Short multiple-choice rounds that teach the craft behind the poems — counting syllables, haiku form, imagery and the senses, season-words (kigo), the cut (kireji), tanka, cinquain, limerick, figurative language, word choice, sound devices, the tradition’s history, revising, and a capstone. A hint appears whenever you get stuck; your progress stays on this device.

1. Syllable Basics What a syllable is and how to count them · gr4-5 2. Tricky Syllables Counting beats in trickier words · gr4-5 3. What Is a Haiku The shape and spirit of a haiku · gr4-5 4. Imagery & the Senses Painting pictures with sensory words · gr4-6 5. Kigo: Season Words The season word at the heart of haiku · gr5-6 6. Kireji: The Cut The pause and turn that gives a haiku its power · gr5-6 7. Writing Your Haiku Putting form, image, season, and cut together · gr5-7 8. Tanka Haiku's five-line cousin with room to feel · gr6-7 9. Cinquain The five-line American syllable form · gr5-6 10. Limerick The bouncy, funny, rhyming five-line form · gr5-7 11. Figurative Language Metaphor, simile, and personification in few words · gr6-7 12. Word Choice & Concision Making every word earn its place · gr6-8 13. Sound Devices Alliteration, assonance, and the music of words · gr6-8 14. Cultural Context & History Where haiku come from, and writing with respect · gr6-8 15. Revising Short Poems Turning a rough draft into a finished poem · gr7-8 16. Capstone: The Poet's Craft Bringing every skill together · gr7-8

More ways to create & practice

Every HaikuQuest surface, in one place:

Predict the Syllable Count ✦Guess a line’s beats, then see the breakdown. Word Tile Studio ✦Build a poem from a word bank — every tile shows its syllables. Craft Drills ✦Quick rounds: syllables, forms, season-words, trimming. More Forms ✦Acrostic, diamante and shape poems. Mixed practiceRevisit questions from the kits you’ve played. HaikuQuest SprintA calm speed round on what you’ve mastered. Adventure mapA path through all 16 concept kits. Today’s promptOne gentle noticing-prompt a day. Form ExplorerWhere each form came from, with examples. My AnthologyEvery poem you finish, saved on this device.

Play together

A pass-and-play poetry face-off over the concept kits.

Haiku Duel (2–4 players + online room) Take turns on one device — same questions, highest first-try score wins.
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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

Ensemble stories — the cast together

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📚 Books for HaikuQuest

Read the story, print a workbook, or color the cast — free PDFs to read offline or print at home.

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