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Which of the following is a characteristic of a haiku?

A)It analyzes the personal life of the poet.

B)It is accompanied by a painting.

C)It explores nature and captures the essence of a moment.

D)It describes a natural phenomenon and its effect on people.

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SunnyD3000

I'd say it's C) It explores nature and captures the essence of a moment.
Every Haiku I've ever read/written has been about nature, and nothing else really fits.

ailud18

The correct option is C. Haiku explores nature and captures the essence of a moment.

A haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry in three phrases characterized by three qualities:


The essence of haiku is "cutting,"which is represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas and a kireji ("cutting word") between them,a sort of verbal punctuation mark which shows the moment of separation.

Traditional haiku consist of 17 on in three phrases of 5, 7, and 5 on, respectively

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