How did Shakespeare break tradition when he wrote Sonnet 130?

He compared a woman to nature, but said she could not compare to nature's beauty as a way to critique other sonnet's unrealistic comparisons.

He wrote about his pet dog instead of a person to mock tradition.

He wrote about someone he hated to show his dislike of typical sonnets.

He did not break tradition. He stayed in tradition to show others he could do it.

What are English sonnets often called, and why?

Shakespearean, because he is the most well-known sonnet writer.

Shakespearean, because he created that sonnet.

Shakespearean, because he is the only published poet we have of sonnets.

Petrarchan, because he created the sonnet.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

An Italian sonnet has..

3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet

1 Octave, 2 Couplets

1 Octave, 1 Sestet

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a metaphor?

Her eyes shine like the morning sun

His dog eats a boat load of food

The walls stretch to the ceiling

Our classroom is a zoo

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following poems is a parody making fun of another poet's work?

"Sonnet 130"

"The White Doe"

"Sonnet 18"

"Laura"

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following poets ends his sonnets with a couplet?

Ronsard

Petrarch

Dante Alighieri

Shakespeare

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is Iambic Pentameter?

U / | U / | U / | U / | U / |

/ U | / U | / U | / U | / U |

U U / U | U / U | U U / |

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is the English Sonnet's Rhyme Scheme?

a b b a a b b ac d e c d e

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Sonnet 130, how does the speaker's mistress compare to such symbols as the sun, coral, and a rose?

She is more beautiful

She is as beautiful

She does not rival their beauty

She combines them all into her special beauty

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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Sonnets

An Italian sonnet has..

Which of the following is a metaphor?

Which of the following poems is a parody making fun of another poet's work?

Which of the following poets ends his sonnets with a couplet?

Which of the following is Iambic Pentameter?

Which of the following is the English Sonnet's Rhyme Scheme?

In Sonnet 130, how does the speaker's mistress compare to such symbols as the sun, coral, and a rose?

As an "anti-Petrarchan" poem (which means against poets subject matter of the time), Sonnet 130 makes fun of Petrarchan

The Shakespearean sonnet is organized in ___ quatrains of alternating rhymes plus a group of two lines.

Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?

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