WorksheetsSonnet
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is the common theme among Petrarch's poems?
a)
Eagerness
b)
Carpe Diem
c)
Unrequited Love
d)
Apologies
3.
Which of the following poets ends his sonnets with a couplet?
a)
Ronsard
b)
Petrarch
c)
Dante Alighieri
d)
Shakespeare
4.
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
a)
The cat sat quietly by the door.
b)
Crash! The dishes slammed against the counter
c)
The bee bumbled and buzzed by.
d)
The wind screamed and howled in the night.
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.
What is the purpose of the first quatrain?
a)
States an idea or theme
b)
Give examples related to the idea or theme
c)
Summarize and re-state the theme
d)
Elaborate on initially established metaphor
8.
What is the purpose of the second and third quatrains?
a)
States an idea or theme
b)
Give examples related to the idea or theme
c)
Summarize and re-state the theme
d)
Elaborate on initially established metaphor
9.
What is the purpose of the concluding couplet?
a)
States an idea or theme
b)
Give examples related to the idea or theme
c)
Summarize and re-state the theme
d)
Elaborate on initially established metaphor
10.
Who created the sonnet?
a)
Petrarch
b)
Wyatt
c)
Shakespeare
d)
Burbage
11.
Who brought sonnets to England?
a)
Petrarch
b)
Wyatt
c)
Shakespeare
d)
Burbage
12.
Who made the sonnet form famous?
a)
Petrarch
b)
Wyatt
c)
Shakespeare
d)
Burbage
13.
A Shakespearean Sonnet has the following division:
a)
Eight Lines of problem followed by six lines of solution
b)
Four quatrains with a problem in the first two and a solution in the second
c)
Three quatrains and a couplet that offer a theme, a metaphor, a twist, and a summary
d)
Fourteen lines that tell a story in chronological order
14.
How many lines are in a sonnet?
a)
12
b)
14
c)
10
d)
16
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