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WorksheetsSonnets
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
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1.
An Italian sonnet has..
a)
3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
b)
1 Octave, 2 Couplets
c)
1 Octave, 1 Sestet
2.
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a)
Her eyes shine like the morning sun
b)
His dog eats a boat load of food
c)
The walls stretch to the ceiling
d)
Our classroom is a zoo
3.
Which of the following poems is a parody making fun of another poet's work?
a)
"Sonnet 130"
b)
"The White Doe"
c)
"Sonnet 18"
d)
"Laura"
4.
Which of the following poets ends his sonnets with a couplet?
a)
Ronsard
b)
Petrarch
c)
Dante Alighieri
d)
Shakespeare
5.
Which of the following is Iambic Pentameter?
a)
U / | U / | U / | U / | U / |
b)
/ U | / U | / U | / U | / U |
c)
U U / U | U / U | U U / |
6.
Which of the following is the English Sonnet's Rhyme Scheme?
a)
a b b a a b b ac d e c d e
b)
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
7.
In Sonnet 130, how does the speaker's mistress compare to such symbols as the sun, coral, and a rose?
a)
She is more beautiful
b)
She is as beautiful
c)
She does not rival their beauty
d)
She combines them all into her special beauty
8.
As an "anti-Petrarchan" poem (which means against poets subject matter of the time), Sonnet 130 makes fun of Petrarchan
a)
similies
b)
women
c)
sonnet cycles
d)
poetry
9.
The Shakespearean sonnet is organized in ___ quatrains of alternating rhymes plus a group of two lines.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?
a)
14 lines
b)
specific sound devices
c)
specific rhyme scheme
d)
specific rhythm
11.
How did Shakespeare break tradition when he wrote Sonnet 130?
a)
He wrote about his pet dog instead of a person to mock tradition.
b)
He wrote about someone he hated to show his dislike of typical sonnets.
c)
He did not break tradition. He stayed in tradition to show others he could do it.
d)
He compared a woman to nature, but said she could not compare to nature's beauty as a way to critique other sonnet's unrealistic comparisons.
12.
What is the rhythmic meter of a sonnet?
a)
iambic pentameter
b)
iambic monometer
c)
trochaic tetrameter
d)
No rhythmic meter
13.
What is a repeating line of poetry called?
a)
a repeat
b)
a rerhyme
c)
a refrain
d)
an echo
14.
What are English sonnets often called, and why?
a)
Shakespearean, because he created that sonnet.
b)
Shakespearean, because he is the only published poet we have of sonnets.
c)
Shakespearean, because he is the most well-known sonnet writer.
d)
Petrarchan, because he created the sonnet.
15.
How many feet are in a pentameter?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
4
d)
5
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