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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A ____ is a five-line poem with 31 syllables.
A
shogun
B
tanka
C
samurai
D
haiku
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A tanka is a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables arranged in five lines. The lines have 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables, respectively. Tankas generally do not rhyme. In Japanese they are often written as one continuous line with no punctuation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tanka is a thirty-one-syllable poem, traditionally written in a single unbroken line. A form of waka, Japanese song or verse, tanka translates as “short song, ‘’ and is better known in its five-line, 5/7/5/7/7 syllable count form.

Detailed explanation-3: -The traditional structure of Tanka consists of 31 syllables arranged in a 5-7-5-7-7 pattern. The first three lines have five, seven, and five syllables, respectively, while the last two lines have seven syllables each.

Detailed explanation-4: -A tanka is a short Japanese poem with a total of 31 syllables. Traditionally, a tanka was written in one long line, but it’s more common to find today’s version divided into five lines. A tanka is a slightly longer version of the more familiar haiku.

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