Let's be Honest about Sonnets (Structure)

In terms of theme, sonnets always focus on...

• Environmentalism

• Romantic Love

• Death

• Family

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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CCSS.RL.8.5

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How many lines do sonnets always have?

• Any # of lines

• Always 20

• Always 14

• Always 3

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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Which type of rhyme scheme do sonnets always have?

• Internal Rhyme

• Backwards Rhyme

• Slanted Rhyme

• External Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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How many syllables are there in every line of a sonnet?

• 10

• 5

• 7

• 15

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CCSS.RL.8.5

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Would the following line be appropriate for a sonnet?

"You look so fine, I know you're mine."

• Yas

• Nah

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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Why wouldn't the following lines be appropriate for a sonnet?

"The world is made up of many people /

Some suck, some are great, but we're all human. /

Some people live lonely in the darkness, /

But search for the light and you will find it."

• No external rhyme scheme

• No internal rhyme scheme

• Lines don't have 10 syllables

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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 do you know that the following lines are from a sonnet?

"Two households, both alike in dignity,

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,

From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,

Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."

• There is an external rhyme.

• There are 10 syllables in each line.

• Both of these answers are correct.

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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

Swartzie is... (select ALL that apply:)

• The best

• The best

• The best

• The best

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Do the following lines relate to the usual theme of sonnets?

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? /

Thou art more lovely and more temperate."

• Nope

• Yep

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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Which of the following lines would be appropriate for a sonnet?

• "Come with me, and you'll be, in a world of pure imagination."

• "We were both young, when I first saw you."

• "I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was."

• "Look at the stars, look how they shine for you."

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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