WorksheetsShakespearean Sonnet- Vocab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
How many syllables per line does iambic pentameter poetry have?
8
10
5
12
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
cdcd-abab-efef-ee
abab-efef-cdcd-ff
abab-eded-efef-gg
abab-cdcd-efef-gg
Shakespearean sonnet contains (a) lines total.
(In a Shakespearean sonnet) Quatrains introduce/establish:
A theme
A problem
An argument
A resolution
How many quatrains and couplets are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?
1 quatrain and 3 couplets
3 quatrains and 2 couplets
2 quatrains and 2 couplets
3 quatrains and 1 couplet
What does a couplet provide?
A resolution
A problem
A theme
A story
What does each "foot" of Iambic pentameter contain?
An unstressed (short) syllable
No syllables
A medium syllable
A stressed (long) syllable
What is a stanza of four lines in poetry that have alternating lines?
Couplet
Iambic Pentameter
Quatrain
Resolution
Couplets are the last ______ lines of the poem.
1
3
4
2
Couplets often _____ and have the same _______.
rhyme
quatrain
couplet
meter
lines
