Sonnet Test

How many lines are in a sonnet?

• 10
• 12
• 14
• 16

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

How many syllables are in an iamb?

• 5
• 3
• 10
• 2

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

How many metrical feet are in a sonnet line?

• octometer
• pentameter
• trimeter
• tetrameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

The Shakespearean Sonnet is also known as

• English
• Italian
• Irish
• Dickensian

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

The Petrarchan Sonnet is also known as

• Irish
• English
• Dickensian
• Italian

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

The Shakespearean Sonnet has

• one cinquain, one x-line stanza
• three quatrains, one couplet
• one octave, one sestet
• two septets

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

The Petrarchan Sonnet has

• one cinquain, one x-line stanza
• three quatrains, one couplet
• one octave, one sestet
• two septets

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

In the Shakespearean Sonnet, rhyming flexibility is apparent in 

• cinquain
• quatrain
• octave
• couplet

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet?

• abba abba cdgg aa

• abab cdcd efef gg

• abcd cdab eeff dd

• daba daba deed gg

Which is a characteristic of a sonnet?

• It is in iambic pentameter.

• It rhymes.

• It has an octave and a sestet.

• All of the above.