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WorksheetsShakespeare and the Sonnet
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the impact of a "turn" in a sonnet?
Changing point that marks a different direction of meaning
A group of six lines
a group of syllables
a pair of rhyming lines
Where is the sestet found in a sonnet?
at the end of an English sonnet
at the beginning of an Italian sonnet
at the beginning of an English sonnet
at the end of an Italian sonnet
Hoe many lines make up a couplet, and what does it do?
4 lines, gives a resolution
2 lines and gives a resolution
4 lines and gives a problem
2 lines and gives a problem
How many lines are in a quatrain?
1
2
4
8
How many quatrains are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
4
3
none
I can make up my own rhyme scheme if I want to write a sonnet, such as abcb, or abbc.
True
False
Octaves (or octets) are usually found in Italian Sonnets.
True
False
Five groupings of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable that comes up to ten per line.
Iamb
rhyme scheme
iambic pentameter
Like many artists, Shakespeare was not financially or critically successful in his own time, but only after death.
True
False
Shakespeare was referred to as the
Bird
Bord
Beard
Bard
Knowing about Shakespeare is important because ...
It shows how authors reflect on human emotions and conditions
it is good literature
my teacher said it is important
I want to write like the greats
Select the ENGLISH sonnet.
