A REPUTATION EARNED. Part of the reason for the misconception about German engineering is that German automakers did, at one time, earn it. When Consumer Reports started its Long-Term Reliability Tests and Initial Quality Index tests way back in 1972, German brands like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz came out on top.
The term hokku continues to be used in its original sense, as the opening verse of a linked poem.
The hokku would be followed by a related 7-7 mora verse by another poet. Both BashÅ and Yoshitada gave themselves haigÅ (ä¿³å·) , or haikai pen names; BashÅ's was SÅbÅ (å®æ¿) , which was simply the on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading) of his adult name, Munefusa (å®æ¿) . In 1662, the first extant poem by BashÅ was published.uring his lifetime, BashÅ was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest master of haiku (then called hokku).