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WorksheetsSonnets & Such
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
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.
Common subject in Shakespeare's sonnets are ___________.
a)
taxes
b)
England
c)
history
d)
love
6.
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
7.
What is the rhyme scheme of the English sonnet?
a)
abba cddc effe gg
b)
abab abab abab aa
c)
abab cdcd efef gg
d)
abbaabba cdecde
8.
What does sonnet mean based on its root word?
a)
Little Bird
b)
Little Song
c)
Love Song
d)
Love Poem
9.
Do you have a copy of "Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" at home?
a)
yes - it's here at the house
b)
I picked it up but I have already lost it
c)
No, I wasn't able to pick it up from school.
d)
Huh?
10.
What does "quat" or "quad" mean?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
11.
What does "couplet" mean?
a)
A group of 2 lines
b)
A group of 4 lines
c)
A group of 6 lines
d)
A group of 8 lines
12.
How many syllables are in a sonnet?
a)
Each quatrain has 10 syllables
b)
Each line has 10 syllables
c)
Each couplet has 10 syllables
d)
10 syllables total
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