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Sonnet 29

Authored by Chabwera Phillips

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 157+ times

Sonnet 29
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best explains the narrator’s outlook on his own life?

A. His love redeems all other dissatisfactions.

B. His life is drained of meaning by his unwilling atheism.

C. He wants to be rich like his friends.

D. Religion is his only refuge in a world of sorrows.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many lines does a traditional Shakespearean Sonnet contain?

12
16
10
14

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All of Shakespearean Sonnets rhyme.

True
False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many quatrains are contained in an English Sonnet?

1
2
3
4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a 'volta' or 'turn'?

Four lines from a sonnet
Emotional twist and final argument
The tone of the poem
The main message of the poem

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker mean when he says he "trouble[s] deaf heav'n with [his] bootless cries"(3)?

he can't find his shoes and wants God's help

God doesn't answer his prayers

he doesn't have friends

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first four lines of Sonnet 29 could be paraphrased as —

when I think about how much I miss my beloved . . .

when I sit alone and feel sorry for myself and my bad luck . . .

when I get into a fight with my friends and we curse one another . . .

when I make a fortune and don’t know what to do with it . . .

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

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