WorksheetsBallads Sonnets Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A ballad tells a dramatic story in simple terms.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
Usually the narrator of a ballad tells the story with personal feelings or attitudes.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Ballads often include cliches.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Come all ye lads draw near by me
that I be not foresaken
This day was lost the Jeannie C.
and my living has been taken.
This is an example of a ______.
that I be not foresaken
This day was lost the Jeannie C.
and my living has been taken.
This is an example of a ______.
a)
sonnet
b)
quatrain
c)
couplet
d)
sestet
5.
A great technique, used by ballads and other poetic forms, to help reinforce the main point or theme is ____ .
a)
rhythmn
b)
repetition
c)
ravioli
d)
reality
6.
Ballads are part of the oral tradition.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The word sonnet comes from _____ .
a)
The Greek word sonos meaning sound
b)
The Italian word sonnello meaning small poem
c)
The Italian word sonosito meaning spicy sausage
d)
The Italian word sonetto meaning little song
8.
A sonnet has 14 lines.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
A sonnet is often about the subject of love.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A six line stanza is called
a)
a quatrain
b)
a sestrain
c)
a sestet
d)
a blue hat
11.
A four line stanza is called
a)
a quatrain
b)
a sestrain
c)
a sestet
d)
a smalpet
12.
Two line of poetry that rhyme right after each other are called ____ .
a)
a pairing
b)
a couplet
c)
a farthing
d)
my OPT
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