Villanelle and Sonnet

A specific type of sonnet which is divided into three quatrains and a concluding couplet with a specific rhyme scheme (abab cdcd efef gg).

• English sonnet

• Italian sonnet

• French sonnet

• German sonnet

A specific type of sonnet which is divided into an octave and a sestet and has a particular rhyme scheme (abbaabba cdcdcd)

• English sonnet

• Italian sonnet

• French sonnet

• German sonnet

A 14 line poem, usually highly structured. The three main types are Shakesperean, Petrachan or Spenserian

• ballad

• elegy

• ode

• sonnet

What is the primary characteristic of a Caudate sonnet?

• It has three quatrains

• It includes 'tails' added to the traditional fourteen lines

• It has an English octave

• It uses a linked rhyme scheme

How many lines are in a traditional sonnet?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

What is the rhyme scheme of the couplet in an English/Shakespearian sonnet?

• gg

• ee

• ff

• dd

What is a connected group of sonnets usually by a single poet called?

• Sonnet Sequence

• Ballad Stanza

• Hardy Stanza

• Spenserian Stanza

Which poem is an example of a Villanelle?

• The Divine Comedy

• Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night

• The Waste Land

• Paradise Lost

What is the structure of a traditional villanelle?

• A) 19 lines with five tercets and a quatrain

• B) 14 lines with three quatrains and a couplet

• C) 12 lines with four tercets

• D) 20 lines with five quatrains

Which of the following is a characteristic of a sonnet?

• A) It has a refrain

• B) It is written in free verse

• C) It has a fixed rhyme scheme

• D) It is a narrative poem