Sonnets

An Italian sonnet has..

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.9-10.9

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

• Ronsard
• Petrarch
• Dante Alighieri
• Shakespeare 

Which of the following is Iambic Pentameter? 

• U / | U / | U / | U / | U / |
• / U | / U | / U | / U | / U |
• U U / U | U / U | U U / |

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

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.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• similies
• women
• sonnet cycles
• poetry

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?

• 14 lines
• specific sound devices
• specific rhyme scheme
• specific rhythm