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WorksheetsShakespearean Sonnets
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A sonnet contains _____ lines.
a)
12
b)
4
c)
14
d)
16
2.
Although a sonnet contains only one stanza, its structure has _____ 'parts'.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
3
d)
5
3.
The last 'part' of a sonnet contains ____ lines
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
The first 'part' of a sonnet contains ____ lines.
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
5.
The rhyme scheme of a sonnet depends upon ______________.
a)
internal rhyme
b)
meter
c)
iambic pentameter
d)
end rhyme
6.
A common theme in Shakespeare's sonnets could be ___________
a)
Love is an open door.
b)
Love
c)
Death
d)
Shakespeare hates love.
7.
Common subjects in Shakespeare's sonnets are ___________ and __________.
a)
love and taxes
b)
love and England
c)
English and history
d)
time and love
8.
The rhyme scheme in this stanza is __________________
"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red, than her lips red:
If snow be white, why then her breasts be dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red, than her lips red:
If snow be white, why then her breasts be dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
a)
AABB
b)
ABABA
c)
ABAB
d)
ABBA
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