ENG. 12- MP 7 LIT. TERMS

What is a sonnet?

• A type of novel

• A lyric poem of 14-lines

• A short story

• A play

What is the rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet's octave?

• ababcdcd

• abbaabba

• aabbccdd

• abcabc

Which sonnet consists of three quatrains and a final couplet?

• Petrarchan Sonnet

• Shakespearean Sonnet

• Italian Sonnet

• Free Verse

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A form of metaphor

What is an allusion?

• A direct reference to a person

• An indirect reference to a person, place, or event

• A type of rhyme

• A form of meter

What is blank verse?

• Rhymed poetry in iambic pentameter

• Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameter

• Free verse with no meter

• A type of sonnet

What is a couplet?

• A stanza of four lines

• A rhymed pair of lines

• A single line of poetry

• A type of metaphor

What does figurative language do?

• Communicates literal meanings

• Communicates ideas beyond literal meanings

• Describes physical objects

• Provides historical context

What is free verse?

• Poetry with regular rhyme and meter

• Poetry without regular patterns of rhyme or meter

• A type of sonnet

• A form of alliteration

What is hyperbole?

• A type of rhyme

• Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• A form of meter

• A type of sonnet