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")
HELP !!!!

Answer 1

Excerpt 1 is a tercet.

Excerpt 2 is a Haiku

Excerpt 3 is a tercet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

• Excerpt 1 is a tercet.

• Excerpt 2 is a Haiku

• Excerpt 3 is a tercet.

Step-by-step 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.