What was Matsuo Basho known for?

Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), is Japan’s most famous poet, certainly its most famous haiku poet. He was historically important in developing the form during the Genroku Period, the high point of the Japanese Renaissance, which has so much in common with the Elizabethan Period in England, which came just 100 years earlier.

Who was Matsuo Basho discuss his contribution to Japanese literature?

Bashō, in full Matsuo Bashō, pseudonym of Matsuo Munefusa, (born 1644, Ueno, Iga province, Japan—died Nov. 28, 1694, Ōsaka), the supreme Japanese haiku poet, who greatly enriched the 17-syllable haiku form and made it an accepted medium of artistic expression.

How did Matsuo Basho make a living?

In 1672, at age 28, Basho set out for Edo (now Tokyo), the seat of the Tokugawa shoguns in order to make his career as a professional poet. His first book had been recently published, and about thirty of his verses were in anthologies. He hoped to gain income as a teacher and corrector of poetry.

Who influenced Basho?

Basho was influenced by Chang-tzu, a Chinese sage who advocated looking at natural things as they are. Among Japanese poets he greatly admired were Saigyo (1118-1190) and Soshi (1421-1502), the master of renga linked verse.

What is a stanza with 8 lines called?

Octave. A stanza with eight lines written in iambic pentameter, or ten syllable beats per line. The more lines a stanza has the more varieties of rhyme and meter patterns.

What words in the English language do not have a word that rhymes with them?

There are many words that have no rhyme in the English language. “Orange” is only the most famous. Other words that have no rhyme include: silver, purple, month, ninth, pint, wolf, opus, dangerous, marathon and discombobulate.

What is the hardest word to rhyme?

What is the most Rhymable word?

What is the most rhymable word in the English language ? I believe it’s “bee”. Rhymezone.com has 937 words that rhyme with bee.