HaikuQuest

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

Level 1

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

Word Tile Studio ✦ new on the web

No blank page — build a poem by tapping words from a bank. Every tile shows its syllables, so choosing words is counting practice, and the live meter guides each line.

Build a Haiku from tiles 3 lines · 5 / 7 / 5 Build a Tanka from tiles 5 lines · 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 7 Build a Cinquain from tiles 5 lines · 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 2

✦ new on the web — a composer the iOS app doesn’t have yet.

Craft Drills ✦ new on the web

Short tap-to-answer rounds — each one practices a single poetry skill one of Cherry’s friends teaches. A gentle note explains the craft every time.

Syllable Sprint ✦ Count the syllables in a word — Count’s rhythm skill. Form Match ✦ Name the poem form from its shape or an example. Kigo Match ✦ Match a Japanese season-word to its season — Lantern’s craft. Trim ✦ Pick the line that says it with fewer, stronger words — Trim’s craft. Mixed round A shuffle of all four drills.

✦ new on the web — practice the iOS app doesn’t have yet.

More Forms ✦ new on the web

Three more kinds of poem — not counted by syllables, each with its own gentle scaffold.

Acrostic Spell a word down the side — one line per letter. Diamante A diamond of nouns, adjectives and “-ing” words. Concrete (shape) poem Pour your words into a shape that matches the meaning.

✦ new on the web — forms the iOS app doesn’t have yet.

More to explore

Today’s prompt One gentle noticing-prompt a day — then write it. Form Explorer Where each form came from, with famous examples. My Anthology Every poem you finish is saved here — on your device only.

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.

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