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• Haiku And Japanese Poetry

What is the term for the first stanza of a renga that became independent haiku?

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hokku

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• Haiku And Japanese Poetry

What is the Japanese term for a prose poem combined with haiku?

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haibun

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• Haiku And Japanese Poetry

What is the name of Matsuo Bashō's famous travel diary?

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

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• Haiku And Japanese Poetry

What is the name of the 31-syllable Japanese poem?

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tanka

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• Haiku And Japanese Poetry

What is the term for the 'cutting word' in haiku?

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kireji

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• Haiku And Japanese Poetry

What is the term for a seasonal reference in haiku?

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kigo

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• Haiku And Japanese Poetry

Which 17th-century Japanese poet is most famous for haiku?

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Matsuo Bashō

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• Haiku And Japanese Poetry

What is the traditional number of syllables in a haiku?

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17

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• The Booker Prize

Which author won the 2022 Booker Prize for 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida'?

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Shehan Karunatilaka

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• The Booker Prize

Which author won the 2017 Booker Prize for 'Lincoln in the Bardo'?

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George Saunders

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• The Booker Prize

Which author won the 2014 Booker Prize for 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'?

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Richard Flanagan

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• The Booker Prize

Which author won the 2011 Booker Prize for 'The Sense of an Ending'?

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Julian Barnes

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