Literary Forms and Poets Quiz

Which poet used the Petrarchan or Italian form in his sonnets?

• Wyatt

• Shakespeare

• Milton

• Spenser

What is the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet?

• Three stanzas with a couplet for a close

• A single stanza with alternating rhyme scheme

• Two stanzas with a couplet for a close

• An octave followed by a sestet

Who is credited with introducing blank verse to English poetry?

• Milton

• Shakespeare

• Surrey

• Sidney

What is the basis of the line in blank verse according to Surrey?

• Rhyme

• Quantity

• Meter

• Accent

Which poet is known for the sequence of sonnets titled Astrophel And Stella?

• Sidney

• Spenser

• Shakespeare

• Milton

Who was referred to as one of the jewels of Queen Elizabeth's crown?

• Spenser

• Sidney

• Surrey

• Wyatt

Which poet wrote The Shepherd's Calendar?

• Spenser

• Sidney

• Shakespeare

• Milton

What was the first great work by Edmond Spenser?

• Amoretti

• The Shepherd's Calendar

• The Fairie Queene

• Epithalamium

In which work did Spenser express his love for his wife through a series of sonnets?

• The Shepherd's Calendar

• Epithalamium

• Amoretti

• The Fairie Queene

Which poet wrote the Arcadia and the Apologie for Poesie in prose?

• Surrey

• Spenser

• Wyatt

• Sidney