The Great Gatsby Haiku
F. Scott Fitzgerald
named after Francis Scott Key
a great novelist
wrote a famous book
maybe you have heard of it?
it’s The Great Gatsby
writing book review
in form of a good haiku
proves harder than thought
Nick moves to West Egg
a neighbor of Jay Gatsby
no one knows him well
Jay has grand parties
Nick dutifully attends
Jay befriends Nick fast
Daisy is Nick’s kin
lives in East Egg with husband
husband has girlfriend
Tom, Daisy’s husband
visits girlfriend, brings Nick with
Nick does not like Tom
Jay loves Daisy much
always has but he was poor
left for war – good bye
Daisy was lonely
Tom was convenient to date
then they were married
Jay returns from war
Daisy is on honeymoon
sad Gatsby leaves town
fast forward five years
Gatsby wants to see Daisy
Nick is middle man
Tom diddles Myrtle
Gatsby wants to screw Daisy
Nick and Jordan fight
Daisy kills Myrtle
Tom is distraught, blames Gatsby
Daisy does not tell
Wilson has a gun
avenge wife’s murder by car
Gatsby is shot dead
no one comes to house
will not attend funeral
he’s buried alone
Tom and Daisy move
no forwarding address left
they are bad people
Jordan gets engaged
Nick Carraway turns thirty
not in that order
so often called the
great American novel
it was fine, the end
