80 Haiku And Japanese Poetry Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What year did Kobayashi Issa die?
Answer
1827
Which poet wrote 'The world of dew is a world of dew, and yet, and yet...'?
Answer
Kobayashi Issa
What is the name of the 36-verse linked poetry form?
Answer
Kasen
Which poet wrote 'Don't worry, spiders, I keep house casually'?
Answer
Kobayashi Issa
Which poet wrote 'The falling flower I saw drift back to the branch — it was a butterfly'?
Answer
Arakida Moritake
Which poet is known as 'the haiku master of the common people'?
Answer
Kobayashi Issa
Which haiku poet was also a famous painter?
Answer
Yosa Buson
Which Japanese poet wrote 'The old pond — a frog jumps in, sound of water'?
Answer
Matsuo Bashō
What is the name of the haiku magazine founded by Masaoka Shiki in 1897?
Answer
Hototogisu
What is the full name of the collaborative linked-verse form that included haiku?
Answer
haikai no renga
What was the name of Bashō's first published haiku collection?
Answer
The Seashell Game
What year did Masaoka Shiki die?
Answer
1902
What is the term for a humorous or satirical haiku?
Answer
senryū
Which haiku poet is known for works about small creatures and insects?
Answer
Kobayashi Issa
Which Meiji-era poet coined the term 'haiku' and revived the form?
Answer
Masaoka Shiki
What is the name of Matsuo Bashō's famous travel diary?
Answer
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
What is the name of the 31-syllable Japanese poem?
Answer
tanka
What is the term for the 'cutting word' in haiku?
Answer
kireji
Which 17th-century Japanese poet is most famous for haiku?
Answer
Matsuo Bashō