Tanka vs. Haiku

What is a tanka?

• a haiku

• a short unrhymed poem based on a pattern of syllables

• a long poem about Japan

• it expresses feelings

What is the pattern of a tanka?

• 5-6-7-8

• 5-7-5-7-5

• 5-7-5-7-7

• 5-7-5

A short poem is always a simple poem.

• True

• False

What is a haiku?

• a short unrhymed poem

• a poem that is like a novel

• a poem with rhyming lines

• it has no patterns

What is poetry?

• picture books

• stories of feelings

• long rhyming lines

• it expresses ideas and feelings in a few lines

How many lines does a tanka have?

• 6

• 7

• 4

• 5

What culture do tankas and haiku come from?

• Spanish

• Jamaica

• Japanese

• China

How is a haiku different from a tanka?

• a haiku only has 3 lines

• a haiku is longer than a tanka

• a haiku has rhymes

• tankas have rhymes