Shakespearean Sonnets

A sonnet contains _____ lines.

• 12

• 14

• 4

• 16

Although a sonnet contains only one stanza, its structure has _____ 'parts'. 

• 2
• 4
• 3
• 5

The last 'part' of a sonnet contains ____ lines 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The first 'part' of a sonnet contains ____ lines. 

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1

The rhyme scheme in this stanza is __________________ 
"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red, than her lips red:
If snow be white, why then her breasts be dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. 

• AABB
• ABABA
• ABAB
• ABBA 

An "iamb" is a part of the poem's meter that has ___ syllables.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many syllables are there in a line of iambic pentameter?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

Which one is the correct rhyme scheme for sonnets?

• abcd abcd efgh efgh ii

• aabb ccdd eeff gghh ii

• abab cdcd efef gg

• aabb ccdd eeff gg

After which line does the "tone shift" often occur in the sonnet? (Choose any that apply...)

• Line 8

• Line 12

• Line 18

• Line 10

What are the last two lines of a sonnet sometimes called? (Choose any that apply...)

• Rhyming couplet

• Rhythm couple

• Heroic couplet

• Couplet of lines