Winter Downpour

Winter Downpour - form Summary

Haiku's Short, Sharp Contrast

This three-line haiku captures a single compressed scene: a winter downpour plus the unexpected detail that even the monkey needs a raincoat. The haiku form uses a seasonal word (winter) and a sharp juxtaposition to shift from environment to comic human-like behavior, producing surprise and empathy in few words. Its brevity forces economy of image, leaving space for reader inference and a wry, humane observation.