Shakespeare and the sonnets

An Italian sonnet has..

• 3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
• 1 Octave, 2 Couplets 
• 1 Octave, 1 Sestet

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A sonnet contains _____ lines. 

• 12
• 4
• 14
• 16

Petrarchan sonnets and Shakespearean sonnets are the same

• true

• false

The Shakespearean sonnet is organized in ___ quatrains of alternating rhymes plus a group of two lines.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the rhythmic meter of a sonnet?

• iambic pentameter 
• iambic monometer 
• trochaic tetrameter
• No rhythmic meter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is Iambic Pentameter? 

• U / | U / | U / | U / | U / |
• / U | / U | / U | / U | / U |
• U U / U | U / U | U U / |

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. They end a Shakespearean sonnet.

• Sestet

• Iamb

• Quatrain

• Couplet

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following poems is a parody making fun of another poet's work?

• "Sonnet 130"
• "The White Doe"
• "Sonnet 18"
• "Laura"

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How did Shakespeare break tradition when he wrote Sonnet 130?

• He wrote about his pet dog instead of a person to mock tradition. 
• He wrote about someone he hated to show his dislike of typical sonnets. 
• He did not break tradition. He stayed in tradition to show others he could do it. 
• He compared a woman to nature, but said she could not compare to nature's beauty as a way to critique other sonnet's unrealistic comparisons. 

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How many syllables does a line of IAMBIC PENTAMETER have?

• 14

• 12

• 10

• 8