Haiku and Romantic Poetry

Question 1

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B: feeling

Question 2

What motifs are predominant in traditional haiku? Check all that apply.timenaturereligionpoliticschange

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A: time; B: nature; E: change

Question 3

Read the haiku.Many flowers bloomBut no fruit follows in timeBare vines remain.

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D: bare

Question 4

Read the haiku.Birds scatter in flightColorful specks in the airNoisy confetti

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C: a 5/7/5 syllable pattern.

Question 5

Read the haiku by Bashō.The crane’s legshave gotten shorterin the spring rain.

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A: change

Question 6

Read the haiku.Beneath the cold dirtBulbs slumber with the knowledgeShoots emerge again

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D: emerge again

Question 7

Which line of poetry best imparts a reflective mood?

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C: As the heavy snow falls, the geese recollect sun-soaked shores.

Question 8

Read the haiku by Bashō.Midnight frost—I’d borrowthe scarecrow’s shirt.

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B: playful

Question 9

Japanese haiku are similar to English Romantic poems because they both

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B: include themes about nature.

Question 10

Read the haiku by Bashō.A crowhas settled on a bare branch—autumn evening.

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C: autumn

Haiku and Romantic Poetry Answers