Italian Sonnet

Italian Sonnet

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Italian Sonnet

Italian Sonnet

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.11-12.13, L.11-12.6, RL.9-10.10

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many lines are in an Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet?

10

12

14

16

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of the octave in an Italian sonnet?

ABAB CDCD

ABBA ABBA

AABB CCDD

ABAB BABA

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the typical rhyme scheme of the sestet in an Italian sonnet?

CDC CDC

EFE EFE

CDD CDD

FEF FEF

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where does the volta typically occur in an Italian sonnet?

Between the first and second quatrains

Between the octave and the sestet

In the final couplet

At the beginning of the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the name of our Petrarchan sonnet?

"Sonnet"

"Sonnet 43"

"I love thee"

"Never give up"

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of the Italian sonnet? 

abbaabba cdcdcd

abbabaab cdcdcd

abababab cdecde

abab cdcd efef gg

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the structure of an Italian sonnet?

Octave and sestet

Three quatrains and a couplet

Two quatrains and a couplet

Four tercets

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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