Haiku and Romantic Poetry Answers

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

a seasonal motif.

a patterned rhyme.

a 5/7/5 syllable pattern.

past tense and free structure.

Which line of poetry best imparts a sorrowful mood?

droplets keep a steady beat

summer showers refresh the scene

bare feet splash in puddled rain

branches droop as gray skies loom

Read the haiku.Each tree in the yardAnnounces its vigorWith buds on each branch.

tree

yard

buds

branch

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

cold dirt

bulbs slumber

the knowledge

emerge again

Japanese haiku are similar to English Romantic poems because they both

contain strict rhyme schemes.

include themes about nature.

use a kigo to reveal details.

follow a fixed structure.

Read these poems.What motif is addressed in both forms of poetry?

seasons

nature

greed

love

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

flowers

bloom

time

bare

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

crow

branch

autumn

evening

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