Shakespearean Sonnet

How many lines are in a sonnet?

• 14
• 12
• 8
• 16

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How many quatrains in a sonnet?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

• 37
• 154
• 14
• 189

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• aa bb cc dd ee ff gg
• abcd efgh ijkl mm
• abab cdcd efef gg
• aabb ccdd eeff gg

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How many syllables in a foot?

• 10
• 5
• 2
• 14

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the word penta mean?

• 10
• 5
• 4
• 2

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Where is the rhyming couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet? 

• Stanza 1
• Lines 7 and 8
• At the end
• In the middle

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What poetic device is used in the following line of Sonnet 18: "Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade"

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is Shakespeare referring to when he says "but thy eternal summer shall not fade"?

• His love's love
• His love's beauty
• His love's hate
• His love's friendship

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does Shakespeare mean by:
 "I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound"

• Her voice is lovely 
• Her voice is like music
• Her voice is not appealing at all
• Her voice is like Beyonce

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3