Italian Sonnet

A type of sonnet that consists of an octave and a sestet; a break in thought or a turn comes between the two.

• Italian Sonnet

• English Sonnet

• Spenserian Sonnet

• None of the above

An Italian sonnet has..

• 3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet

• 1 Octave, 2 Couplets 

• 1 Octave, 1 Sestet

A fourteen line lyric poem that has a rhyme scheme according to its type.

• Epic

• Narrative Poem

• Sonnet

• Limerick

The last six lines in a sonnet that answer the question posed in the first eight lines.

• quatrain

• couplet

• octave

• sestet

What is another name for the ITALIAN sonnet?

• Shakespearean

• Spenserian

• Petrarchan

The first eight lines of a sonnet. It usually asks a question that is answered in the last six lines of the poem.

• Octave

• Sestet

• Couplet

• Quatrain

When the speaker shifts focus from problem to resolution in a sonnet, it is called a _______.

What is rhyme scheme used in the first section of a Petrarchan sonnet?

• abba abba

• abab cdcd

• abab abab

• abca abca

Identify the rhyme scheme used at the end of a Petrarchan sonnet

• cde cde

• gg

• aba aba

• cde efe

What nationality is the Petrarchan sonnet?

• English

• French

• German

• Italian