Renaissance Poetry Quiz
Authored by Marcella Calabrese
English
12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who invented the sonnet in the 13th century?
Petrarch
Giacomo da Lentini
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Dante
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CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which poet introduced the sonnet into England?
Petrarch
Dante
Giacomo da Lentini
Sir Thomas Wyatt
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CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rhyme scheme for the octave in an Italian sonnet?
ABAB CDCD
CDE CDE
CDC DCD
ABBA ABBA
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CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many lines are there in an English sonnet?
12
14
18
16
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CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rhyme scheme for the sestet in an Italian sonnet?
ABAB CDCD
CDC DCD
ABBA ABBA
CDE CDE
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the structure of an English sonnet?
Octave and Sestet
Three Quatrains and a Couplet
Five Stanzas
Two Sections
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the turning point in a sonnet called?
Resolution
Volta
Conflict
Climax
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
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