Choose the most appropriate word which can substitute the given set of words.
A three-line Japanese poem expressing a single thought.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Haiku
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Sonnet | a poem of fourteen lines with a fixed rhyme scheme | Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. |
| (2) Ballad | a poem or song that tells a story, usually in brief stanzas | The villagers sang an old ballad about a brave king. |
| (3) Haiku (answer) | a short Japanese poem of three lines, usually of 5, 7 and 5 syllables, that expresses a single thought or image, often from nature | She wrote a haiku about the first rain of the monsoon. |
| (4) Limerick | a funny poem of five lines with the rhyme scheme AABBA | The children laughed at the silly limerick about a cat. |