Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.8.4, RL.8.5

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kris White

Used 360+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many lines are in a sonnet?

10

12

14

16

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many lines are in a quatrain?

1

2

3

4

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many lines are in a couplet?

1

2

3

4

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

free verse

3 quatrains followed by 1 couplet

2 couplets followed by 2 quatrains

4 couplets followed by 1 quatrain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

AAAA BBBB CCCC DD

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

ABCD EFGH ABCD EF

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the speaker most likely addressing in this poem?

his beloved

his parents

his childhood friend

an acquaintance

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How does the speaker of this poem believe the beauty of nature compares to the beauty of the person he's addressing?

The poem's subject is nowhere near as beautiful as things found in nature.

The sun is more beautiful and bright than the poem's subject.

Seasons change and natural beauty eventually fades. However, the beauty of the poem's subject will never fade.

The poem's subject is as beautiful as natural objects, but her beauty will fade just as natural beauty fades.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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