Sonnets

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15 Qs

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Sonnets

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Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.9, RL.9-10.9

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Holly Fountain

Used 302+ times

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15 questions

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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.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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"

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following poets ends his sonnets with a couplet?
Ronsard
Petrarch
Dante Alighieri
Shakespeare 

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.

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.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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