Sonnet Quiz

What does the word 'sonnet' mean?

• Little poem

• Big poem

• Big song

• Little song

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CCSS.RL.8.5

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How many lines does a sonnet typically have?

• 16

• 18

• 12

• 14

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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CCSS.RL.8.5

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Who popularized the sonnet form?

• Dante Alighieri

• Francesco Petrarch

• Sir Thomas Wyatt

• William Shakespeare

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CCSS.RL.8.5

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What is the rhyme scheme of Petrarch's sonnet form?

• ABABSDSDEFEFGG

• ABBAACCDEDEFGG

• ABBAABBACDECDE

• ABABCDCDEFEFGG

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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

Who brought the sonnet form to England?

• Dante Alighieri

• Francesco Petrarch

• William Shakespeare

• Sir Thomas Wyatt

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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 the rhyme scheme of the Shakespearean sonnet?

• ABBAABBACDECDE

• ABABSDSDEFEFGG

• ABABCDCDEFEFGG

• ABBAACCDEDEFGG

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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 rhyme scheme in a poem?

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• The language in which the poem is written

• The number of lines in a poem

• The type of meter used in a poem

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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 does 'iambic' refer to in poetry?

• The use of dactyls

• The use of trochees

• The use of iambs

• The use of anapests

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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 syllables are there in a foot in a line of metered poetry?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

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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 syllables are there in a pentameter line?

• 8

• 11

• 10

• 9

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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