The Poetic Form of Haiku Reached Its Golden Age in the Tokugawa

question 10

Multiple Choice

The poetic form of haiku reached its golden age in the Tokugawa period, and the most renowned practitioner of the form, composed of ___-syllable couplets, was Matsuo Basho.

• A) 12
• B) 17
• C) 20
• D) 14

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