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Sonnet Ballad

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Sonnet Ballad
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the empty heart-cup in the 1st quatrain symbolize?

the speaker's curiosity about the adventure her lover is on.

the speaker's lack of care that her lover has gone to war.

the speaker's broken heart that leaves her feeling empty like a cup.

the speakers heart that is overflowing with happiness.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

A poem that tells a story is called a

ballad

sonnet

epic

haiku

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What two structures is the poem influenced by?

ballad and free verse

ballad and sonnet

sonnet and villanelle

acrostic and sonnet

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

ABAB CDCD EFEF AA

ABBA ABBA CDE CDE

ABAB BABA CD CD

ABCD ABCD ABCD AA

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Brooks call her poem a 'sonnet-ballad.'

because she could not think of another name.

because the poem is a combination of the sonnet and ballad form of poetry.

because the poem rhymes.

that's the name of the man she is talking about.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a lyric poem of fourteen lines. Typically the lines are divided into four stanzas. (the first 3 stanzas have 4 lines each and the last has 2 lines)

sonnet

haiku

catalog poem

narrative

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary theme of a sonnet ballad?

Love and loss

Adventure and discovery

War and peace

Nature and beauty

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