Sonnets Vs Villanelles

Which of the following best describes the structure of a sonnet?

• 14 lines, with a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• 10 lines, with a rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA

• 12 lines, with alternating rhyme

• 5 lines, with a rhyme scheme of AABBA

What is the main difference between a sonnet and a villanelle?

• A sonnet has 10 lines, while a villanelle has 14 lines

• A sonnet follows a strict rhyme scheme, while a villanelle uses a repeating refrains structure

• A sonnet uses repeated refrains, while a villanelle has no rhyme scheme

• A sonnet is always written about love, while a villanelle is about nature

What is the rhyme scheme of a traditional villanelle?

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA

• AABBA

• AABA AABA

Which of the following lines would be an example of the first line in a villanelle?

• "The road is wide and bright tonight"

• "Do not go gentle into that good night"

• "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?"

• "I wandered lonely as a cloud"

A sonnet traditionally ends with what kind of stanza?

• A couplet

• A quatrain

• A tercet

• A single line

A villanelle always includes a refrain, which is a line that is repeated at the end of specific stanzas.

• True

• False

In a sonnet, the final couplet (two lines) often offers a conclusion or a twist to the theme.

• True

• False

The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

• True

• False

A villanelle contains only three stanzas.

• True

• False

Sonnets are only written in iambic pentameter (ten syllables per line).

• True

• False