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Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
How many lines are in a sonnet?
10
4
16
14
Which of the following were the two poets we read in class?
Henry Howard and William Seymour
Shakespeare and Petrarch
Shakespeare and Henry Howard
Shakespeare and Thomas Mallory
What is a lyric poem?
a poem that tells a story
a poem that includes a regular rhyme scheme
a poem that is a response to another poem
a poem that tells a speaker's thoughts
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
ABCD CDBD EFCD GG
ABAB CCAB EEAB GG
AABB CCDD EEFF GG
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
In which country did sonnets originate from?
Italy
Germany
England
Norway
What is unusual about the woman Petrarch wrote his sonnets about?
She didn't actually exist.
She hated having poems written about her.
He never actually got to know her.
She was nothing like what the sonnets said about her.
What is the rhythm of sonnets?
dactylic hexameter
iambic pentameter
blank verse
iambic tetrameter
What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?
quatrain, quatrain, quatrain, couplet
quatrain, quatrain, couplet, couplet
octave, sestet
octave, octave, sestet
How many lines are in a quatrain?
6
4
2
5
What is iambic pentameter?
14 syllables per line with 7 sets of two
12 syllables per line with 6 sets of two
10 syllables per line with 5 sets of two
16 syllables per line with 8 sets of two
What is the turn in a sonnet?
a new speaker is introduced
The rhythm and/or rhyme scheme changes
shift in thought - something changes
It is a shift from one stanza to the next
Where does the turn occur in a Shakespearean sonnet?
either the third quatrain or couplet
always the third quatrain
any quatrain or couplet
either the second or third quatrain
What is the structure of an Italian or Petrarchan sonnet?
quatrain, quatrain, quatrain, couplet
quatrain, quatrain, couplet, couplet
octave, quatrain, sestet
octave, sestet
What type of poem is a sonnet?
epic
lyric
narrative
pastoral
When the speaker in Sonnet 29 says “Haply I think on thee, and then my state, /Like to the lark at break of day arising/ From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven’s gate” he is comparing thinking about his love to
the death of a loved one
birds singing at daybreak
being worried in the nighttime
singing along with the birds
What does the speaker mean in Sonnet 116 when he says “Love’s not Times’ fool, though rosy lips and cheeks/ Within his bending sickle’s compass come”?
Love doesn't always last a long time.
Getting closer to death puts a strain on love.
Love doesn't change with time even if beauty fades.
Love causes cheeks to get rosy and lips to be red.
Which of the following phrases from Sonnet 116 best supports Shakespeare’s message in the sonnet that love will never change?
"It is an ever fixed mark"
"the edge of doom"
"his bending sickle's compass"
'whose worth's unknown"
Which Italian poet is credited with establishing the sonnet as a major poetic form?
Ronsard
Petrarch
Boccacio
Shakespeare
What is sensory language?
language that deviates from the established rythym
language that is abstract
figurative language
language that appeals to the five senses
Which of the following is an example of sensory language?
If this be error and upon me proved,
To seek the very one that I should flee;
That took me from myself for such a space
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
What does the speaker mean by “the vein of my accustomed art is dry”?
He has lost interest in writing poetry.
His poetry is meaningless to the world.
He can't write poetry without the inspiration of his love.
He wants to learn a new art form.
Which of the following includes an example of sensory language?
“In some perfumes there is more delight/Than in the breathe that from my mistress reeks”
“Love alters not with his brief hours and week, but bears it out even to the edge of doom”
C. “Rapt in the one fond thought that makes me stray from other men and walk this world along”
“Here let my loving song come to a close.”
Which sonnet consists entirely of contrasting images?
Sonnet 29
Sonnet 130
Sonnet 116
Sonnet 18
1. In which sonnet does the speaker state that true love is unchanged by time?
Sonnet 29
Sonnet 116
Sonnet 130
Sonnet 292
1. What did Shakespeare write about in his sonnets?
only love
love, war, loss, nature
love, time, change, death
love, family, death, nature
How many syllables are in each line in iambic pentameter?
10
4
15
14
How does the speaker feel in the beginning of sonnet 29?
lucky to be in love
jealous of others in love
depressed about himself and his life
unhappy with his love life
How does the speaker of Sonnet 116 feel about love?
Love is fleeting and people should enjoy it while it lasts
Love is the most important part of life
Love is never ending and nothing can change it
True love is difficult to come by
Which of the following phrases from Sonnet 116 best supports Shakespeare's purpose in writing the sonnet?
"It is an ever fixed mark"
"the edge of doom"
"his bending sickle's compass"
"whose worth's unknown"
Which of the following best describes the type of love admired by the speaker of Sonnet 116?
Gentle
Enduring
Passionate
New
Which saying best describes the theme of Sonnet 130?
Love conquers all
Friendship is more important than love
Love is necessary to happiness
Beauty is skin deep
How can the speaker's attitude toward his love best be described?
disdainful
realistic
admiring
annoyed
The speaker of Sonnet 169 interprets his beloved's look of pity as
a hopeful sign
a sign of her undying love
a sign of her cold indifference
nothing more or less than pity
What effect does love have on the speaker of Sonnet 169?
It empowers him
It fills him with delight
If fills him with rage and terror
It fills him with confusion and self doubt
Which of the following is the best restatement of the sestet in Sonnet 169?
Since she will not offer me any hope, I will not speak to her about my feelings.
If she would offer some hope to me, I would have the courage to reveal my feelings.
Even when she seems to offer some hope to me, I cannot tell her what I feel.
Even if she were to offer some hope to me, I would be too proud to reveal my feelings.
The figurative language used in lines 10-11 of Sonnet 292 mainly conveys a sense of
bitter rage
peaceful solitude
grudging acceptance
vulnerability or powerlessness
