Sonnet

A 14 line poem using a formal rhyme scheme.

• Acrostic

• Sonnet

• Limerick

• Free Verse

Poem consisting of 14 lines with an intricate (complex) rhyme scheme

• Narrative

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Lyric

What type of poem was made famous by William Shakespeare, has 14 lines, and the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg?

• Sonnet

• Cinquain

• Triolet

• Free Verse

Which of the following is the English Sonnet's Rhyme Scheme?

• a b b a a b b ac d e c d e  

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

A poem made up of 14 lines that rhyme in a fixed pattern. (A Shakespearean is generally written with 10 syllables in each line.)

• form

• sonnet

• consonance

• assonance

What kind of poem has 14 lines that is written in iambic pentameter that has the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg?

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Kenning

• Limerick

What is a group of four lines in a sonnet called? 

• Quartet 

• Cinquain 

• Tetrain 

• Quatrain

Which of the following best describes a sonnet?

• A poem that tells a story

• A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes

• A short poem expressing personal feelings

• A humorous five-line poem with a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme

Answer explanation

A sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, making it the best description among the options provided.

What is a sonnet?

• A poem of 14 lines which is strictly written in iambic pentameter

• A poem of four lines which have the same rhyme scheme

• A poem of four stanzas that has a rhyme scheme

• A poem of 14 lines which can have different rhyme schemes

A fourteen line lyric poem that has a rhyme scheme according to its type.

• Epic

• Narrative Poem

• Sonnet

• Limerick