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Sonnet Intro Pre-quiz

English

10th - 12th Grade

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Sonnet Intro Pre-quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many lines does a traditional Shakespearean Sonnet contain?

12
16
10
14

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An iamb is a metrical unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. An example of an iamb would be good BYE.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All of Shakespearean Sonnets rhyme.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many quatrains are contained in an English Sonnet?

1
2
3
4

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first twelve lines of a Shakespearean sonnet are divided into three quatrains with five lines each.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Shakespeare's sonnets are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter, a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of five syllables.

true
false

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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