wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Sonnet Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meter of a poem?

a)

a rhythm created by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

b)

a pattern of rhyme

c)

the number of lines in the poem

d)

the final couplet of the poem

2.

A couplet is

a)

a 2 line stanza of a poem

b)

a 4 line stanza of a poem

c)

a 5 line stanza of a poem

d)

an 8 line stanza of a poem

3.

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

ABAB CDCD EFGG

b)

ABAB BABA CDCD DCDC

c)

ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH

d)

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

4.

Which of the following is an example of iambic pentameter?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

How many lines are in a sonnet?

a)

18

b)

14

c)

13

d)

10

6.

How many syllables are in a line of a Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

10

d)

12

7.

Shakespeare's use of five iambs stringed together is called

a)

iambic pentameter

b)

trochaic quadmeter

c)

spondaic pentameter

d)

dactylic trimeter

8.

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write ?

a)

154

b)

155

c)

156

d)

157

9.

What is a group of four lines in a sonnet called?

a)

Quatrain

b)

Cinquain

c)

Quartet

d)

Tetrain

10.

A type of sonnet that includes three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.

a)

Petrarchan Sonnet

b)

Shakespearean Sonnet

c)

Spenserian Sonnet

d)

Italian Sonnet

11.

How many quatrains are in a Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

5

d)

3

12.
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a)
Her eyes shine like the morning sun
b)
His dog eats a boat load of food
c)
The walls stretch to the ceiling 
d)
Our classroom is a zoo
13.
Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?
a)
14 lines
b)
specific sound devices
c)
specific rhyme scheme
d)
specific rhythm
14.
What is the rhythmic meter of a sonnet?
a)
iambic pentameter 
b)
iambic monometer 
c)
trochaic tetrameter
d)
No rhythmic meter
15.

A comparison between unlike items using the words like or as.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

personification