Origin and Tradition
Hokku
Topics
For Fun
Examples
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Japan

Where did haiku originate?

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Hokku

What did haiku used to be called?

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Nature

What are haikus traditionally about?

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Pork, bacon, and ham

What does the pig make?

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Haiku originated in the late ____'s

What is 1600?

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Matsuo Basho composed these lines in the late 1_00’s:

Temple bells die out.

The fragrant blossoms remain.

A perfect evening!

What is 6?

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Laundry

What do I hate doing?

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The Monopoly Dice

What does Rudolph not give to the reindeer?

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Haiku was just considered the first stanza of a longer poem until it was changed

What was haiku considered in the early 1600's?

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From the ______ 1600’s to the _____ 1800’s, the Japanese poets Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, and Kobayashi Issa composed classic hokku.

What is late and early?

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Anything you want

What can haikus be about?

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I was bored

What emotion/ feeling did you feel when writing What To Do?

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1892 (worth 509)

When did Masaoka Shiki published rules that established haiku as an independent form of poetry rather than a part of a longer work of verse?

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Calico cat donuts

What could someone imagine? Or what would be a good donut variation?

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Making up stories

What do I like to do in my haikus?

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Third Grade

When did I learn to write haikus?

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The identification of a season in a haiku. It is a must-have in a traditional haiku

What is kigo?

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Japanese poets that composed classic hokku (worth 607)

Who were Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, and Kobayashi Issa?

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The easiness of writing them and the freedom of the topic choice.

Why do I like haikus?

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For fun

Why do I write haikus?

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My Haiku Book

Where do I normally write my haikus?

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