Question at position 21 Reading Passage (related to topic/theme in FOG Chapter 2) Directions: Read the passage & answer the questions about the past [table] More in the Life of Matsuo Basho Paragraph 1: Basho wrote more than 1,000 haiku (3-line poems) about nature, daily life, and human emotions. As the son of a samurai, Basho grew up in the household of Todo Yoshitada, a young lord. He moved to the Yoshitada household after his father died in 1656. He and Todo were friends and they wrote poetry together. In 1664, they published some poems. Two years later, Todo died suddenly and Basho left the area. Basho was a restless young man, and he moved around for several years. In the 1670s, he went to Edo and stayed there. While he was living there, he found friendship and success once again. Basho judged poetry contests, published his own poetry, and taught students. His students built him a home outside the city in 1681. They planted a banana tree, called basho in Japanese, and called his home “Basho Hut.” That is how the poet got his name. Paragraph 2: In spite of this success, Basho became unhappy. He often wrote about loneliness. He dreamed of traveling. His mother died in 1683, and he began his travels a year later. His trip to the northern part of Honshu in 1689 was difficult, but his travel diary about this journey, called Narrow Road to the Deep North, became one of Japan’s greatest works of literature. Paragraph 3: As a famous poet, Basho had many visitors—too many, in fact. In 1693, he locked his gate for a month, stayed alone, and wrote. The following year he took his final journey, to Osaka. He died there among his friends and admirers. [/table] 21. Basho was living with Todo Yoshitada (a young Lord) when he found success and friendship. TrueFalse