Shakespeare Sonnets

Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?

• 14 lines

• specific sound devices

• specific rhyme scheme

• specific rhythm

What is the rhythmic meter of a sonnet?

• iambic pentameter 

• iambic monometer 

• trochaic tetrameter

• No rhythmic meter

Which of the following poems is a parody making fun of another poet's work?

• "Sonnet 130"

• "The White Doe"

• "Sonnet 18"

• "Laura"

Most of Shakespeare's sonnets did not have titles, only numbers. To not get them confused, people started referring to them by the the first line.

• True

• False

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write ?

• 154

• 155

• 156

• 157

How many syllables are in a line of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• 5

• 7

• 10

• 12

Which poem is Shakespeare's most famous sonnet?

• Sonnet 130

• Sonnet 18

• Sonnet 83

• Sonnet 77

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

• Quatrain

• Cinquain

• Quartet

• Tetrain

What is the primary theme of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?

• A) The inevitability of death

• B) The beauty of nature

• C) The eternal nature of poetry

• D) The fleeting nature of youth

Which of the following is a characteristic of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• A) It consists of three quatrains and a couplet

• B) It is written in free verse

• C) It has no specific rhyme scheme

• D) It is composed of 12 lines