Sonnet Review

Sonnet Review

Assessment

Flashcard

English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.11-12.13, RL.11-12.3, RI.9-10.4

+12

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a sonnet?

Back

A sonnet is a 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, that follows a specific rhyme scheme.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are the two main types of sonnets?

Back

The two main types of sonnets are the Petrarchan (or Italian) sonnet and the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Back

The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet is ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a couplet in a sonnet?

Back

A couplet is the last two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet, which often provide a resolution or commentary.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is iambic pentameter?

Back

Iambic pentameter is a metrical pattern in poetry consisting of five iambs (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable) per line.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What literary device is used in the phrase 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day'?

Back

This phrase uses a metaphor.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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