Sonnet and Villanelle

__________ form is a traditional pattern that applies to the whole poem, such as the French rondeaus, villanelles, and the English sonnet.

• continuous

• stanzaic

• fixed

• free

A specific type of of poem written in tercets with a concluding quatrain, in which there is a complex pattern of repetition and requires only two rhyming sounds.

• Ballad

• Ode

• Villanelle

• Apostrophe

A specific type of sonnet which is divided into three quatrains and a concluding couplet with a specific rhyme scheme (abab cdcd efef gg).

• English sonnet

• Italian sonnet

• French sonnet

• German sonnet

A 14 line poem, usually highly structured. The three main types are Shakesperean, Petrachan or Spenserian

• ballad

• elegy

• ode

• sonnet

How many lines are in a traditional sonnet?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

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

• gg

• ee

• ff

• dd

What is the primary characteristic of a Villanelle's rhyme scheme?

• It uses three rhymes

• It uses two rhymes

• It uses four rhymes

• It uses no rhymes

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

• Sonnet Sequence

• Ballad Stanza

• Hardy Stanza

• Spenserian Stanza

Which form of poetry is characterized by 19 lines, consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain, with a specific pattern of repetition and rhyme?

• A) Sonnet

• B) Villanelle

• C) Haiku

• D) Limerick

What is the rhyme scheme of a traditional English sonnet?

• A) abba abba cde cde

• B) abab cdcd efef gg

• C) aabb ccdd eeff gg

• D) abcd efgh ijkl mn