Poetic Form

Identify the meter of the following line: 'To be or not to be, that is the question.'

• Trochaic Tetrameter

• Dactylic Hexameter

• Iambic Pentameter

• Anapestic Trimeter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• ABBA CDCD EFEF GG

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• ABAB CDCD EFEF EE

• ABAB CDCD EFEF FF

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In a villanelle, how many tercets are followed by a quatrain?

• One

• Four

• Three

• Two

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which poetic form consists of five tercets followed by a quatrain?

• Villanelle

• Rondeau

• Haiku

• Sonnet

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the structure of a haiku?

• A haiku consists of four lines with syllable counts of 5-7-5.

• A haiku consists of three lines with syllable counts of 5-7-5.

• A haiku consists of three lines with syllable counts of 5-5-7.

• A haiku consists of two lines with syllable counts of 7-5.

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CCSS.RF.K.2E

Identify the meter of the following line: 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?'

• Trochaic Tetrameter

• Anapestic Pentameter

• Dactylic Hexameter

• Iambic Pentameter

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet?

• ABBA ABBA CDC DCD

• ABBA ABBA ABBA ABBA

• ABAB CDCD EFEF

• ABAB ABAB CDCD

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In a sestina, how many stanzas are there?

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 4

Which poetic form has a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG?

• Petrarchan Sonnet

• Spenserian Sonnet

• Haiku

• Shakespearean Sonnet

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the structure of a limerick?

• The structure of a limerick is seven lines with a rhyme scheme of ABCBCA.

• The structure of a limerick is four lines with a rhyme scheme of ABAB.

• The structure of a limerick is six lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBCC.

• The structure of a limerick is five lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA.

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CCSS.RL.7.4