Exploring Poetic Forms and Techniques

Which of the following is a characteristic of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• It consists of three quatrains and a couplet.

• It is written in free verse.

• It has an ABABBCBC rhyme scheme.

• It is composed of 12 lines.

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Identify the rhyme scheme of the following stanza: ``` The sun is shining bright, The sky is clear and blue, The birds are taking flight, The flowers bloom anew. ```

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABBA

• ABCD

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Which term describes a pause within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation?

• Enjambment

• Caesura

• Meter

• Stanza

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What is the meter of the following line from William Shakespeare's Sonnet: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

• Iambic pentameter

• Trochaic tetrameter

• Anapestic trimeter

• Dactylic hexameter

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Which of the following is an example of assonance?

• The cat perched on the mat.

• The light of the fire is a sight.

• The snake slithered silently.

• The wind whispered through the willows.

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What type of poem is typically a lament for the dead?

• Ode

• Elegy

• Sonnet

• Haiku

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Which of the following best describes consonance?

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Repetition of consonant sounds

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A type of stanza

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Identify the type of rhyme in the following pair: "love" and "move."

• Perfect rhyme

• Near rhyme

• Internal rhyme

Which of the following is an example of enjambment?

• "The sun sets in the west, / And the night begins to fall."

• "The sun sets in the west. / The night begins to fall."

• "The sun sets in the west; / The night begins to fall."

• "The sun sets in the west / And the night begins to fall."

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How many lines are in a traditional sonnet?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

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