5-7-5 syllables

7-5-7 syllables

5-5-7 syllables

6-6-6 syllables

Imperfection and impermanence

Beauty and elegance

Simplicity and minimalism

Nature and the seasons

Haiku often express wabi-sabi aesthetics.

Wabi-sabi is a necessary element of haiku.

Haiku are always about wabi-sabi.

Wabi-sabi is irrelevant to haiku.

Old pond, a frog jumps in, water's sound.

Cherry blossoms fall, a gentle breeze blows, spring's end.

Snowy mountain peak, a lone eagle soars, winter's might.

City lights twinkle, a million stars shine, night's beauty.

Nature is often the subject of haiku.

Nature is always the subject of haiku.

Nature is never the subject of haiku.

Nature is irrelevant to haiku.

Wabi-sabi leads poets to choose images that are simple and unadorned.

Wabi-sabi leads poets to choose images that are complex and ornate.

Wabi-sabi has no influence on the choice of imagery in haiku.

Wabi-sabi leads poets to choose images that are abstract and surreal.

To mark the end of a line

To create a pause or break in the poem

To add emphasis to a particular word or phrase

All of the above

Ah

But

And

The

To indicate the time of year in which the poem is set

To create a sense of place

To add beauty and elegance to the poem

All of the above

Winter's chill wind blows

Cherry blossoms bloom

Autumn leaves fall

Summer's heat sizzles

Haiku are about nature, while senryu are about human nature.

Haiku are more serious than senryu.

Senryu are more humorous than haiku.

All of the above

Old pond, a frog jumps in, water's sound.

A fly buzzes by, annoying the lazy dog.

Cherry blossoms fall, a gentle breeze blows, spring's end.

Snowy mountain peak, a lone eagle soars, winter's might.

Matsuo Bashō

Yosa Buson

Kobayashi Issa

Masaoka Shiki

Old pond, a frog jumps in, water's sound.

A fly buzzes by, annoying the lazy dog.

Cherry blossoms fall, a gentle breeze blows, spring's end.

Snowy mountain peak, a lone eagle soars, winter's might.

Haiku has influenced the development of free verse poetry.

Haiku has influenced the development of Imagist poetry.

Haiku has influenced the development of Beat poetry.

All of the above