The Sonnet Ballad Assessment

How many lines does a sonnet have?

• 9

• 14

• 18

• 10

The word 'lamenting' means...

• happiness

• powerful expression of grief and sadness

• regretful

• anger

How many syllables are in each line in a sonnet?

• 17

• 10

• 2

• 6

The theme of the poem "The Sonnet Ballad" is

• happiness

• pride

• anger

• horror and pity of war

" He won't be coming here anymore" represents:

• imagination

• grief

• hope

• harsh truth

"Would have to be untrue" emphasizes the poet's

• loss of hope

• pride

• sadness

• joy

"What I can use an empty heart-cup for" is a:

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Who wrote the poem "The Sonnet Ballad"?

• Gwendolyn Bennett

• Gwendolyn Womack

• Gwendolyn Osborn

• Gwendolyn Brooks

How does the speaker address her mother?

• With passivity and apathy

• With sadness about her circumstance

• With intense guilt

• With overwhelming excitement

What lines are repeated in the poem, if any?

• Lines 14, 1, and 2

• Lines 1 and 13

• No lines are repeated

• Lines 1 and 14