WorksheetsJohn Milton's Sonnets_TM
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What are the two parts of a Petrarchan sonnet?
octave and sestet
octave and sextet
quartet and couplet
quartet and quatrain
The ff. ideas are true about the sonnet 'On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-Three EXCEPT...
It was written on December 9, 1608
It is a devotional sonnet of a man of God
It is the poet's reflections on his late maturing
It was written in response to an acquaintance's note on his 'studying'
Check the details that is true about John Milton.
John Milton is a force of impulse
John Milton was born in London, UK
John Milton wrote the great epic poem Paradise Lost
John Milton is said to be one of the greatest American writers.
At what age did John Milton lose his sight? (Type the number only)
(a)
What was the cause of Milton's blindness?
Glioma
Glaucoma
Glossodynia
Glucagonoma
The ff. ideas are true about On His Blindness EXCEPT...
it is a devotional sonnet
it is stated in a fictitious perspective
it is written in an autobiographical manner
it is the poet’s reflections on losing his sight
What type of sonnet is John Milton's works?
Petrarchan
Spenserian
Elizabethan
Shakespearean
What part of John Milton's sonnets represent the conflict he is suffering from?
Couplet
Octave
Sestet
Quatrain
In On His Blindness, what does Milton refer by his 'one talent'?
orating
storytelling
singing
writing
*Type answer as a proper noun
What is recognized to be John Milton's greatest literary work?
(a)
What is the purpose of the second part of a Petrarchan sonnet?
To provide a statement
To offer another conflicting idea
To reveal an answer to the conflict
To provide a new set of challenge
Who are the two most prominent figures in the English literature?
William Blake and John Milton
Jane Austen and John Milton
J.K. Rowling and William Blake
William Shakespeare and John Milton
How many line does a sonnet have?
12
13
14
15
What was the conflict that Milton had when he was twenty-three?
His success was starting to overwhelm him
He realized that he has not yet done anything successful
He wants to finally stop writing because it is a waste of his time
He disapproves of his talent in writing because it does not pay much
At what age did John Milton created his masterpiece?
Nearly 23
Before 44
After 65
Nearly 60
