Shakespearean Sonnets Quiz

What is the structure of a Shakespearean Sonnet?

• 14 lines

• 18 lines

• 12 lines

• 16 lines

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet?

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• ABBA CDDC EFFE GG

• ABBA ABBA CDCD EE

• ABAB BCBC DEDE FF

What literary device is used when the author gives human qualities to an object, animal, or idea?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

How many syllables are there in each line of a Shakespearean Sonnet?

• 12

• 14

• 10

• 8

What is the purpose of the turn in a Shakespearean Sonnet?

• To introduce a new character

• To end the poem abruptly

• To shift the poem's focus or theme

• To change the setting

What is the rhyme scheme of the couplet in a Shakespearean Sonnet?

• CD

• EF

• AB

• GG

What literary device is used when the poet writes about one thing as if it is something else?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

How many quatrains are there in a Shakespearean Sonnet?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4

What is the pattern of rhyming in a Shakespearean Sonnet?

• ABBA CDDC EFFE GG

• ABAB BCBC DEDE FF

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• ABBA ABBA CDCD EE

What is the literary device used when the poet compares two things using like or as?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification