Question

Identify each excerpt as either a haiku or a tercet.
In a solitude of the sea
Deep from human vanity,
And the Pride of Life that planned her, stilly couches she.
(Thomas Hardy, "The Convergence of the Twain")
On a withered branch
A crow is sitting
This autumn eve.
(Matshuo Basho, "On a Withered Branch"
as translated by William George Aston)
Spies, you are lights in state, but of base stuff,
Who, when you've burnt yourselves down to the snuff,
Stink and are thrown away. End fair enough.
(Ben Jonson, "On Spies")

Answer 1

Excerpt 1 is a tercet. Excerpt 2 is a Haiku Excerpt 3 is a tercet.
Explanation:

A Tercet is, in literature, a type of stanza that contains three verses.

Haicai, also called "Haiku" or "Haikai", is a short poem of Japanese origin. The word haiku is formed by two terms "hai" (joke, joke) and "kai" (harmony, achievement), meaning a humorous poem. This poetic form was created in century XVI and ended up being popularized by the world. Although they are concise and objective poems, the haiku are poems that have a great poetic load. Writers who write the haiku are called haicaists.

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Answer 2

The first option that we have here is a Tercet. The second one is a Haiku. The

third option is a Tercet.

What is a Haiku ?

This is a type of Japanese poem that is made up of 17 syllables. The Haiku is usually made up of only three lines as we can see in the second option.

What is a Tercet ?

This is used to refer to three lines of verse. The verses are made to rhyme. The Tercets is usually a poetic unit that is made up of these three lines.