Haiku Techniques and Devices Online Test

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Description: Welcome to the Haiku Techniques and Devices Quiz! Test your knowledge of the techniques and devices used in this traditional Japanese form of poetry.
Number of Questions: 15
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot
Tags: haiku japanese poetry literature

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a haiku?

The first line of a haiku typically has how many syllables?

The second line of a haiku typically has how many syllables?

The third line of a haiku typically has how many syllables?

What is the term for a word or phrase that creates a vivid image in the reader's mind?

What is the term for a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'?

What is the term for a figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea?

What is the term for a figure of speech that makes an implicit comparison between two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as'?

Which of the following is an example of a haiku?

The old pond, a frog jumps in, the sound of water.
I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.
The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

The old pond, a frog jumps in, the sound of water.
The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.
I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.
I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills.
The old pond, a frog jumps in, the sound of water.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

The old pond, a frog jumps in, the sound of water.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.
I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills.
The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

The old pond, a frog jumps in, the sound of water.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.
The world is too much with us; late and soon, getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.
I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills.

What is the term for the pause or break in the middle of a haiku?

What is the term for the juxtaposition of two contrasting images or ideas in a haiku?

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