Sonnets

An Italian sonnet has..

• 3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet

• 1 Octave, 2 Couplets 

• 1 Octave, 1 Sestet

Which of the following poets ends his sonnets with a couplet?

• Ronsard

• Petrarch

• Dante Alighieri

• Shakespeare 

Which of the following is the English Sonnet's Rhyme Scheme?

• a b b a a b b ac d e c d e  

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?

• 14 lines

• specific sound devices

• specific rhyme scheme

• specific rhythm

Which of the following best describes a sonnet?

• A poem that tells a story

• A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes

• A short poem expressing personal feelings

• A humorous five-line poem with a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme

Answer explanation

A sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, making it the best description among the options provided.

A poem made up of 14 lines that rhyme in a fixed pattern. (A Shakespearean is generally written with 10 syllables in each line.)

• form

• sonnet

• consonance

• assonance

What kind of poem has 14 lines that is written in iambic pentameter that has the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg?

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Kenning

• Limerick

A type of poem with 14 lines written in iambic pentameter with 10 syllables per line is:

• iambic pentameter

• a sonnet

• free verse

• third person limited

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

• Quartet 

• Cinquain 

• Tetrain 

• Quatrain

A sonnet contains _____ lines. 

• 12

• 4

• 14

• 16