Sonnet Ballad Quiz

What is the structure of a sonnet ballad?

• One quatrain followed by three couplets with a specific rhyme scheme

• Three quatrains followed by a couplet with a specific rhyme scheme

• Two quatrains followed by a sestet with a specific rhyme scheme

• Five quatrains with no specific rhyme scheme

How many stanzas does a sonnet ballad typically have?

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 12

What is the purpose of the volta in a sonnet ballad?

• To introduce a new character

• To provide a summary of the poem

• To emphasize the main theme of the poem

• To serve as a shift or turning point in the poem

What is the meter commonly used in a sonnet ballad?

• trochaic tetrameter

• iambic pentameter

• dactylic hexameter

• rhyming couplets

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet ballad?

• ABBA

• AAAA

• ABABBCBC

• CDCD

What is the rhyme scheme of the first quatrain in a sonnet ballad?

• BCBC

• AAAA

• ABAB

• CDCD

What is the rhyme scheme of the second quatrain in a sonnet ballad?

• ABAB

• CDCD

• GGHH

• EFEF

What is the rhyme scheme of the third quatrain in a sonnet ballad?

• ABAB

• GGHH

• EFEF

• CDCD

What is the rhyme scheme of the couplet in a sonnet ballad?

• CC

• BB

• AA

• AB

What is the purpose of the rhyme scheme in a sonnet ballad?

• To provide historical context

• To emphasize the use of similes and metaphors

• To confuse the reader

• To create a musical and rhythmic pattern