_____________________________(1644 ~ 1694) Basho was born Matsuo Kinsaku around 1644, somewhere near Ueno in Iga Province. His father may have been a low-ranking samurai, which would have promised Bash! a career in the military but not much chance of a notable life. It was traditionally claimed by biographers that he worked in the kitchens. However, as a child Basho became a servant to Todo Yoshitada, who shared with Basho a love for haikai no renga, a form of cooperative poetry composition. The sequences were opened with a verse in the 5-7-5 format, for example:From all directionsWinds bring petals of cherryInto the grebe lake.This kind of verse was later named haiku. In 1665, Bash! and Yoshitada composed a one-hundred-verse renku with some acquaintances. Yoshitada's sudden death in 1666 brought Basho's peaceful life as a servant to an end. He was uncertain whether to become a full-time poet; by his own account, "the alternatives battled in my mind and made my life restless". His indecision may have been influenced by the then still relatively low status of haikai no renga as more social activities than serious artistic endeavors. In about the spring of that year he moved to Edo, to further his study of poetry. Basho continued to be uneasy. He wrote to a friend that "disturbed by others, I have no peace of mind". He made a living from teaching and appearances at haiku parties until late August of 1693, when he shut the gate to his basho hut and refused to see anybody for a month. Finally, he relented after adopting the principle of karumi or "lightness", a semi-Buddhist philosophy of greeting the mundane world rather than separating himself from it. Basho left Edo for the last time in the summer of 1694. He became sick with a stomach illness and died peacefully, surrounded by his disciples.What's the best title for this article? (Circle one)Biography of Basho MatsuoA History of Ancient JapanSamurais and True or False?1. Basho Matsuo is a well-known gure of Japanese history.True False2. Haiku is a kind of short poetry. True False3. At that time, poetry was highly respected as a profession. True False4. Basho died alone in the city of Edo. True FalseStudy the syllables in the poem. What does the '5-7-5 format' format refer to?http://www.big.or.jp/~loupe/links/ehisto/ebasho.shtmlAdapted from: http://www.poemhunter.com/matsuo-basho/