Sonnets Vs Villanelles
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Sonnets Vs Villanelles
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Melanie Sokol
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rhyme scheme of a traditional villanelle?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA
AABBA
AABA AABA
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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"
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A sonnet traditionally ends with what kind of stanza?
A couplet
A quatrain
A tercet
A single line
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A villanelle always includes a refrain, which is a line that is repeated at the end of specific stanzas.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a sonnet, the final couplet (two lines) often offers a conclusion or a twist to the theme.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
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