Sonnet Review
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a sonnet?
Back
A sonnet is a 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, that follows a specific rhyme scheme.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the two main types of sonnets?
Back
The two main types of sonnets are the Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnet and the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
Back
The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a couplet in a sonnet?
Back
A couplet is the last two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet, which often provide a resolution or commentary.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is iambic pentameter?
Back
Iambic pentameter is a metrical pattern in poetry consisting of five iambs (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable) per line.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What literary device is used in the phrase 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day'?
Back
This phrase uses a metaphor.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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