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Haiku and Romantic Poetry Answers

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

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A
seasons
B
nature
C
greed
D
love
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Which line of poetry best imparts a sorrowful mood?

A
droplets keep a steady beat
B
summer showers refresh the scene
C
bare feet splash in puddled rain
D
branches droop as gray skies loom
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Read the haiku.Birds scatter in flightColorful specks in the airNoisy confetti

A
a seasonal motif.
B
a patterned rhyme.
C
a 5/7/5 syllable pattern.
D
past tense and free structure.
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Japanese haiku are similar to English Romantic poems because they both

A
contain strict rhyme schemes.
B
include themes about nature.
C
use a kigo to reveal details.
D
follow a fixed structure.
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Read the haiku by Bashō.The crane’s legshave gotten shorterin the spring rain.

A
change
B
growth
C
family
D
faith
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What motifs are predominant in traditional haiku? Check all that apply.

A
time
B
nature
C
religion
D
politics
E
change
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Read the poems.What motif is addressed in both forms of poetry?

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A
isolation
B
night
C
indulgence
D
royalty
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Read the haiku by Bashō.Midnight frost—I’d borrowthe scarecrow’s shirt.

A
melancholy
B
playful
C
serious
D
reckless
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Which line of poetry best imparts a reflective mood?

A
As winter approaches, the gaggle of geese gather and rise in flight.
B
In the stormy afternoon, the goose stumbles and honks to a halt.
C
As the heavy snow falls, the geese recollect sun-soaked shores.
D
Bobbing in the frigid waters, the goose submerges to search for dinner.
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Japanese haiku differ from English Romantic poems because

A
a haiku presents a single moment through its brief structure.
B
a haiku creates a steady rhythm with its patterned rhyme.
C
a haiku uses free form and often includes several stanzas.
D
a haiku weaves lengthy tales of people’s struggles with nature.

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