Finding yourself freezing half to death on an ice planet while undergoing rigorous training has put your mind into a state of reflection and even mild euphoria that may or may not be indicative of your body starting to shut down. As you look around at the icy hellscape, you start to feel a bit poetic.

Write a traditional haiku about the natural environment of Hoth through your character's eyes.

Characteristics of a traditional haiku include the following:

• Structure of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern

• Usually un-rhymed, but can be rhyming

• Focus is on nature and a brief moment in time

• Uses descriptive language to create visual imagery

• Captures a moment and creates thought-provoking insight

Grading

Grading will be based on the characteristics outlined before:

• Structure (30%)

• Focus (30%)

• Imagery (20%)

• Insight (20%)

Event Scoring

Participating in this competition awards points towards the overall event following the scoring breakdown below.

1st place: 4 points

2nd place: 3 points

3rd place: 2 points

Participation: 1 point

Points earned will be multiplied by the competition value modifier.

In the event of a tie, placements will be determined based on the number of competitions submitted to, then by number of first place finishes, followed by second places if necessary and so on.

This event has a 2x point value modifier.