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Poetry 3: Sonnet Quiz

Authored by Cynthia Scott

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

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Poetry 3: Sonnet Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of the sestet in an Italian/Petrarchan sonnet?

cdecde

cdcdcd

cddcdd

cdeedc

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary characteristic of a Caudate sonnet?

It has three quatrains

It includes 'tails' added to the traditional fourteen lines

It has an English octave

It uses a linked rhyme scheme

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many lines are in a traditional sonnet?

10

12

14

16

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of the couplet in an English/Shakespearian sonnet?

gg

ee

ff

dd

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of the sestet in a Spenserian sonnet?

cdecde

cdcdcd

cddcdd

cdcdee

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a connected group of sonnets usually by a single poet called?

Sonnet Sequence

Ballad Stanza

Hardy Stanza

Spenserian Stanza

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which stanza is perfected by Hardy and has eight lines with a specific pattern of aaabcccb?

Hardy Stanza

Spenserian Stanza

Yeats Stanza

Long Measure

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

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