Haikus & Limericks

Haiku is a form of poetry from ________. 

• China
• Japan
• Australia
• England

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

• 5
• 7

How many syllables total in a Haiku?

• 10
• 15
• 17
• 7

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

• My boat suddenly, sinks.
• I'm free to ride the waves.
• the sea welcomes me.
• I hear the ocean calling. 

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

• Zebra
• Fly
• Bee
• Butterfly 

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

• True
• False

A limerick has ___ lines.

• 2
• 3
• 5
• 6

What is the rhyme scheme of a limerick?

• AAABA
• AAAAA
• ABABA
• AABBA

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Limericks are usually serious poems.

• True
• False