Shakespearean Sonnets

How many lines are in a sonnet?

• 18

• 14

• 13

• 10

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TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.E1.7B

TEKS.ELA.E2.7B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2L

How many syllables are in a line of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• 5

• 7

• 10

• 12

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TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.E1.7B

TEKS.ELA.E2.7B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2L

What organ does a metronome mimic in the human body?

• the lungs

• the kidneys

• the brain

• the heart

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TEKS.ELA.CM.1A

TEKS.ELA.VM.1A

TEKS.ELA.VM.1B

TEKS.ELA.VM.2B

TEKS.ELA.VM.2D

Shakespeare's use of five iambs stringed together is called

• iambic pentameter

• trochaic quadmeter

• spondaic pentameter

• dactylic trimeter

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TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.E2.7B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2L

Which word or small phrase is NOT an example of an iambic rhythm?

• trapeze

• fall down

• go boom

• do now

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TEKS.ELA.E1.7B

TEKS.ELA.E2.7B

TEKS.ELA.E3.7B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2L

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

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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 ?

• 154

• 155

• 156

• 157

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TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.E2.7B

TEKS.ELA.E3.7B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2L

Which poem is Shakespeare's most famous sonnet?

• Sonnet 130

• Sonnet 18

• Sonnet 83

• Sonnet 77

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TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.7.9E

TEKS.ELA.8.9E

TEKS.ELA.E1.7B

TEKS.ELA.E3.7B

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

• 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

What is a group of four lines in a sonnet called?

• Quatrain

• Cinquain

• Quartet

• Tetrain

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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