Sonnet Quiz

Identify the rhyme scheme used at the end of a Petrarchan sonnet

• cde cde

• gg

• aba aba

• cde efe

What nationality is the Petrarchan sonnet?

• English

• French

• German

• Italian

What is rhyme scheme used in the first section of a Petrarchan sonnet?

• abba abba

• abab cdcd

• abab abab

• abca abca

What are the two most common forms of sonnets?

• Spenserian

• Petrarchan

• Shakespearean

• Gregorian

How many lines does a sonnet have?

When the speaker shifts focus from problem to resolution in a sonnet, it is called a _______.

An Italian sonnet has..

• 3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
• 1 Octave, 2 Couplets 
• 1 Octave, 1 Sestet

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

• Petrarchan Sonnet

• Shakespearean Sonnet

• Spenserian Sonnet

• Italian Sonnet

This is another name for the Shakespearean sonnet.

• Italian Sonnet

• Petrarchan Sonnet

• Spenserian Sonnet

• English Sonnet

A type of sonnet that consists of three quatrains and a couplet, with an interlocking rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee.

• Shakespearean Sonnet

• Italian Sonnet

• English Sonnet

• Spenserian Sonnet