Unseen Poetry quiz

How many lines does a sonnet have?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 18

What is a sestet in poetry?

• A group

• A section of 6 lines in a sonnet

• 10 lines in a sonnet

• 4 lines in a sonnet

What is a octave in a sonnet?

• 6 lines

• 4 lines

• 5 lines

• 1 lines

How old was Shakespeare when he died?

• 54

• 56

• 52

• 51

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

• Possibly 38

• Possibly 34

• Possibly 35

• Possilbly 29

What is a quatrain?

• A four line stanza/section

• A two line poem

• An Elegy

• A ballad

What is a couplet?

• A two line stanza/section?

• An 8 line poem?

• A 5 line poem

• A 20 line poem

What is iambic pentameter?

• A map

• A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.

• A five sided shape

• A six sided shape

What is enjambment?

• Punctuation at the end of a line of poetry

• The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without punctuation; the opposite of end-stopped.

• A pause

• A type of meal

What is an end-stopped line in poetry?

• Punctuation at the end of a line of poetry?

• Rhythm

• A sentence

• The end of a poem