Sonnet Quiz

A Sonnet has how many lines?

A Sonnet has how many syllables per line?

A Sonnet has how many stanzas?

How many lines are in a quatrain?

• 10

• 14

• 4

How many lines are in a couplet?

• 2

• 4

• 10

In the Thunderstorm what is the problem described in the first stanza?

• He has to write a sonnet?

• An approaching storm y and thy wonder why the birds stop singing.

• The speaker wants to go home.

Th rhyme scheme of both sonnets are:

• abab,cdcd,efef,gg

• gg, abad,efgf, efgf

• there is no pattern to the rhyme scheme

What does the speaker describe in the third quatrain of the sonnet "Thunderstorm.?

• The speaker describes

  the power of the wind as trees, rocks, plants and even a boat is knocked around by the wind's force.

• The storm has arrived and animals try to protect themselves from the storm.

• The speaker wonders why the birds stop singing.

What feelings are expressed in the sonnet " My Teacher Said to Write a Sonnet Now?"

• Fear & Disappointment

• Frustrated at first, but was pleased with the results.

• Angry and Sad

The storm clouds roll over the mountain tops,

like darkening claws scratching at the sky. What type of figurative language does the author use in this description?

• Metaphor & Simile

• Simile & Personification

• Idiom