Haiku and Romantic Poetry Quiz – Flashcards
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Read the haiku.
Each tree in the yard
Announces its vigor
With buds on each branch.
What is the kigo in this haiku?
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buds
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Read the haiku by Bashō.
A crow
has settled on a bare branch—
autumn evening.
What is the kigo in this haiku?
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autumn
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Which line of poetry best imparts a sorrowful mood?
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branches droop as gray skies loom
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The poem's mood is best described as its .
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feeling
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Read the haiku.
Beneath the cold dirt
Bulbs slumber with the knowledge
Shoots emerge again
Which phrase from the haiku reveals the idea of renewal?
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emerge again
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Read the haiku by Bashō.
The crane's legs
have gotten shorter
in the spring rain.
What motif is presented in the poem?
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change
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What motif is addressed in both forms of poetry?
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nature
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Japanese haiku differ from English romantic poems because
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a haiku presents a single moment through its brief structure.
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Which line of poetry best imparts a reflective mood?
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As the heavy snow falls, the geese recollect sun-soaked shores.
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What motif is addressed in both forms of poetry?
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night
