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QuizMultiple Choice

Haiku and Romantic Poetry

Question 12 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Read the haiku.Birds scatter in flightColorful specks in the airNoisy confetti

Answer
A
a seasonal motif.
B
a patterned rhyme.
C
a 5/7/5 syllable pattern.
D
past tense and free structure.

Explanation

A haiku commonly follows a 5/7/5 syllable pattern. “Birds scatter in flight” has 5 syllables, “Colorful specks in the air” has 7, and “Noisy confetti” has 5. So the poem uses a 5/7/5 syllable pattern, choice C.

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