
Shakespearean Sonnets Quiz

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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the structure of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
14 lines
18 lines
12 lines
16 lines
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
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
ABBA CDDC EFFE GG
ABBA ABBA CDCD EE
ABAB BCBC DEDE FF
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
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
What literary device is used when the author gives human qualities to an object, animal, or idea?
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many syllables are there in each line of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
12
14
10
8
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
What is the purpose of the turn in a Shakespearean Sonnet?
To introduce a new character
To end the poem abruptly
To shift the poem's focus or theme
To change the setting
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rhyme scheme of the couplet in a Shakespearean Sonnet?
CD
EF
AB
GG
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used when the poet writes about one thing as if it is something else?
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
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