Shakespearean Sonnets Quiz

Shakespearean Sonnets Quiz

Assessment

Passage

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.5.3, RL.8.4

+10

Standards-aligned

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13 questions

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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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