Sonnet Form, Shakespeare, and Other Stuff

A Sonnet is

• a fourteen line lyric poem with a single theme
• a free verse poem
• a poem divided in eight line ocatve
• I thought the place to get burgers was called Sonic

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The English Renaissance is the Period between _____ and _____

• 1485 and 1625
• 1392 and 1515
• 1404 and 1608
• 1470 and 1616

The Renaissance was the rebirth for

• arts, literature, and science
• Monarchy
• theatre
• Religion

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Shakespeare was ...

• an actor and a playwright
• an actor, a novelist and a playwright
• a playwright and a poet
• an actor, a playwright and a poet

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What was Shakespeare's involvement with the sonnet?

• He created the English sonnet
• He brought the idea of the sonnet to England from Italy
• He wrote many sonnets that people liked at the time
• He wrote many sonnets that eventually became the most well-known

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All sonnets must contain

• 20 lines, iambic pentameter, and a rhyme scheme
• 14 lines, iambic pentameter, and a rhyme scheme
• 14 lines, 10 syllables, and a Shakespearean rhyme scheme
• 20 lines, iambic pentameter, and a clearly identified subject

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How many lines are in a sonnet?

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 16

How many syllables are in an iamb?

• 5
• 3
• 10
• 2

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How many metrical feet are in a sonnet line?

• octometer
• pentameter
• trimeter
• tetrameter

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The Shakespearean Sonnet is also known as

• English
• Italian
• Irish
• Dickensian

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