Haiku and Romantic Poetry

Question 1

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

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night

Question 2

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

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change

Question 3

Which line of poetry best imparts a sorrowful mood?

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branches droop as gray skies loom

Question 4

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

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playful

Question 5

Read the haiku by Bashō.Awake at night,the lamp low,the oil freezing.

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distressed mood.

Question 6

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

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time; nature; change

Question 7

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

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emerge again

Question 8

Japanese haiku differ from English Romantic poems because

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a haiku presents a single moment through its brief structure.

Question 9

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

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a 5/7/5 syllable pattern.

Question 10

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

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autumn

Haiku and Romantic Poetry Answers