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Sonnets

Authored by Holly Fountain

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

An Italian sonnet has..

3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
1 Octave, 2 Couplets 
1 Octave, 1 Sestet

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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.8.5

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

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 / |

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

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.8.5

7.

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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