Shakespearean Sonnets

Shakespearean Sonnets

9th Grade

12 Qs

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Shakespearean Sonnets

Shakespearean Sonnets

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.9-10.10, RL.8.4

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meter of a poem?

a rhythm created by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

a pattern of rhyme

the number of lines in the poem

the final couplet of the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A couplet is

a 2 line stanza of a poem

a 4 line stanza of a poem

a 5 line stanza of a poem

an 8 line stanza of a poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The final two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet are called the

couplet

quatrain

iambic pentameter

volta

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pentameter is ...

another name for star-crossed lovers because "penta" is a star

5 repetitions of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

an ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme

a 14 line poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Iambic is a pattern of...

one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable

one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable followed by another unstressed syllable

one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable

two stressed syllables followed by one unstressed syllable

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does every Shakespearean sonnet have exactly 14 lines?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

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

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

ABAB CDCD EFGG

ABAB BABA CDCD DCDC

ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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