Haikus & Limericks

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Haiku is a form of poetry from ________.

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Japan

Front

The Lines of a Haiku according to syllable:
1 - 5
2 - 7
3 - ?

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3 - 5

Front

How many syllables total in a Haiku?

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17

Front

Complete the Haiku:
An ocean voyage
As waves break over the bow,

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the sea welcomes me.

Front

Guess the animal of this Haiku:
Flower visitors 
Busy, buzzing in the field 
Black and yellow stripes

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Bee

Front

Basho Matsuo (1644-1694), considered one of the greatest haiku poets was a samurai. True or False?

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True

Front

A limerick has ___ lines.

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5

Front

What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

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AABBA

Front

A limerick is a five line poem with rhymes in line ___, 2 and 5 and then another rhyme in lines 3 and 4.

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1

Front

Limericks are usually serious poems.

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False