Sonnet and Poetry Vocabulary

What is a "sonnet"?

• a line of poetry consisting of 10 syllables (5 feet) of iambs (unstressed, stressed)

• a 14-line poem that states the author’s personal feelings; typically in rhymed iambic pentameter

• a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

• a division of poem based on thought or form

"ABAB CDCD EFEF GG" is the ________ of a typical English/Shakespearean sonnet.

• rhyme scheme

• meter

• iambic pentameter

• foot

What is a "verse"?

• when a line of poetry ends with no punctuation

• a unit of poetry such as a stanza or line

• a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

• a 14-line poem that states the author’s personal feelings; typically in rhymed iambic pentameter

Poem consisting of 14 lines with an intricate (complex) rhyme scheme

• Narrative

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Lyric

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

• Quartet 

• Cinquain 

• Tetrain 

• Quatrain

How many lines are in a sonnet?

• 18

• 14

• 13

• 10

How many syllables in one line of a sonnet?

• three

• ten

• twelve

• fourteen

What is a "quatrain"?

• two lines of verse that rhyme and have the same meter

• a 14-line poem that states the author’s personal feelings; typically in rhymed iambic pentameter

• repeated sequence of meter composed of two or more syllables

• a stanza consisting of four lines

What is an "enjambment"?

• when a line of poetry ends in end punctuation (period, exclamation point, question mark)

• the pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a stanza

• repeated sequence of meter composed of two or more syllables

• when a line of poetry ends in no punctuation

What was the most common motif of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• Betrayal

• Jealousy

• Love

• Grief