WorksheetsSonnet Test Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following is true about Petrarch's meeting of Laura?
He saw her while climbing the Eiffel Tower.
He saw her while attending mass.
He saw her when she was performing.
He saw her strolling in a park.
Why is Laura significant to the history of Petrarch?
She was his wife and he wanted to make sure she knew how much he loved her.
She was a critic of his and edited his work.
She was his muse and he wrote poems as a devotional.
She was a member of royalty.
What is the theme that is found in Petrarch's poetry?
Life and Death
Unrequited love
Good vs. Evil
Hardship and Worry
Definition of Humanism.
A belief that humans could find fulfillment through reason and logic
A belief that men are superior to women.
A belief that we are all made in God's image.
A belief in the importance of childhood.
Which of the following is in the form of iambic pentameter?
I see it pour in the door. I have to confess it's quite a mess. Oh what a day, I have to say, in the middle of May.
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'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day.
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won
Iambic represents...
a meter that is ( /) stressed
a meter that is ( u) unstressed
a meter that is stressed ( / ) then ( u) unstressed
a meter that is unstressed (u) then ( / ) stressed.
True or False: "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union..." is iambic pentameter
True
False
Choose the best answer: In a Petrarchan Sonnet, the octave best represents
The speaker's sadness
The problem or situation
Answers or responds to a question.
Shows the speaker's emotions
Choose the best answer: In a Petrarchan Sonnet, the sestet:
Explains why the speaker is so sad.
Shows the emotional side of the speaker.
Sets up a problem.
Answers the problem.
What is Petrarch saying in Sonnet 90 "Upon the Breeze?"
He is angry because he can not get what he wants.
The woman he loves does not return his love.
Women are difficult and should be cast into Inferno!
The Petrarchan Rhyme scheme is
ABBAABBACDECDE
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
ABBAABBACDCCDC
The similarities between a Petrarchan Sonnet and Shakespearean Sonnet are... (pick two)
They are both 14 lines long,
They have the same rhyme scheme.
They end in a couplet.
They have a rhyme scheme.
Figurative language is...
pair of rhymed words
four line stanza
a way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning
an arrangement of two or more lines of poetry into regular patterns of length, rhythm and often rhyme
A couplet is...
words and expressions which writers use that are not expected to be taken literally
pair of rhymed lines
a four-line stanza
an arrangement of two or more lines of poetry into regular patterns of length, rhythm and often rhyme
A stanza is...
words and expressions which writers use that are not expected to be taken literally
pair of rhymed lines
a four-line stanza
an arrangement of two or more lines of poetry into regular patterns of length, rhythm and often rhyme
central idea of a literary work; underlying meaning
Sonnet
Theme
Rhythm
musical quality created by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables; iambic pentameter is an example
Sonnet
Theme
Rhythm
14 rhymed lines of iambic pentameter
Sonnet
Theme
Rhythm
Shakespeare created at least 1700-3000 words. True or False.
True
False
A pseudonym is
a fictional name
a nonfictional name
