Shakespearean Sonnets

A Shakespearean sonnet contains ____ lines.

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

Which of the following is an example of Iambic Pentameter?

• If MU | sic BE | the FOOD | of LOVE, | play ON

• TELL me | NOT in | MOURNful | NUMBers

• And the sound | of a voice | that is still

• This is the | forest pri | meval, the | murmuring | pine and the | hemlocks

Although a sonnet contains only one stanza, its structure has ____ “parts”.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

The last “part” of a sonnet contains ____ lines.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Count the syllables in this word: THOU ART MORE LOVELY

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What is a Shakespearean sonnet?

• A 12-line poem

• A 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter

• A poem that tells a story

• A poem with no specific structure

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write that are known today?

• Over 200

• 154

• 100

• 250

What is the term used to describe the emotional turn in a sonnet?

• Quatrain

• Couplet

• Volta

• Sestet

In Sonnet 18, what is the beloved compared to?

• A winter's night

• A summer's day

• A beautiful flower

• A starry sky

How does the first quatrain of Sonnet 18 describe summer?

• It is everlasting

• It is perfect and unchanging

• It fades and withers

• It is always too cold