KAMESAN'S BASIC HAIKU QUIZ (1)


 KAMESAN'S BASIC HAIKU QUIZ (1)

(Choose one or more correct answers)


1.Nature is represented in haiku by:


a. 5-7-5 form

b.seasonal reference (“kigo”)

c.cutting words (“kire”)

d.juxtaposition


2.Free-form haiku is invented by:


a.English poets

b.American poets

c.Japanese poets

d.French poets


3.What part of haiku poem is originally Japanese:


a.5 syllables in line

b.7 syllables in line

c.combination of 5 and 7 syllables

d.”kigo”


4.Word “haiku” is invented by:


a.Matsuo Basho

b.William J. Higginson

c.Masaoka Shiki

d.Michael Dylan Welch


5.In assessing the quality of haiku, the most important is:


a.Formal perfection

b.Poetic sincerity

c.Zen Buddhism

d.Metaphor


6.In the field of literature haiku is:


a.Poetic genus

b.Poetic form

c.Poetic genre

d.Poetic type


7.Outside of Japan haiku is the most popular in:


a.China

b.America

c.The Balkans

e.England


8.Which concept of haiku is multicultural:


a.Global Haiku

b.World Haiku

c.International Haiku

d.English Language Haiku


9.The shortest poem in the world literature is:


a.tanka

b.haka

c.haiku

d.landay


10.Haiku is very often combined with:


a.image

b.two lines of poetry

c.music

d.nothing of above, haiku is an independent poem


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