Sonnet 29

Sonnet 29

11th Grade

20 Qs

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Sonnet 29

Sonnet 29

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.13, RL.9-10.10, RL.9-10.9

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following best explains the narrator’s outlook on his own life in Sonnet 29?

A. His love redeems all other dissatisfactions about himself.

B. His life is drained of meaning by his unwilling atheism.

C. He wants to be rich like his friends.

D. Religion is his only refuge in a world of sorrows.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How many lines does a traditional Shakespearean Sonnet contain?
12
16
10
14

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

All of Shakespearean Sonnets rhyme.
True
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How many quatrains are contained in an English Sonnet?
1
2
3
4

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a 'volta' or 'turn'?
Four lines from a sonnet
Emotional twist and final argument
The tone of the poem
The main message of the poem

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What does the speaker mean when he says he "trouble[s] deaf heav'n with [his] bootless cries"(3)?

he can't find his shoes and wants God's help

God doesn't answer his prayers

he doesn't have friends

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The first four lines of Sonnet 29 could be paraphrased as —

when I think about how much I miss my beloved . . .

when I sit alone and feel sorry for myself and my bad luck . . .

when I get into a fight with my friends and we curse one another . . .

when I make a fortune and don’t know what to do with it . . .

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