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Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 8 (60 MCQs)

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1. When two consecutive lines end in the same word sound.
2. What country are sonnets originally from?
3. What is a common topic for a villanelle?
4. Sonnets are usually about
5. The following are all elements of a sonnet except
6. This period in time preceded The Renaissance.
7. In which country did sonnets originate from?
8. The last two lines that end a sonnet are .....
9. Is a variation on the Shakespearean sonnet, with a more challenging rhyme scheme:ABAB BCBC CDCD EE?
10. "The night is my companion, and solitude my guide ..... "lyrics from the song Possession by Sarah McLachlan
11. A line of iambic pentameter flows like this:BAboom / BAboom / BAboom / baBAboom / BAboom.
12. Which of the following lines in Sonnet 30 include alliteration?
13. In Sonnet 60 ( "Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore" ), what does the speaker hope will stand the test of time?
14. What is the regular repeating pattern of beats and syllables?
15. "What more miraculous thing may be toldThat fire which all things melts, should harden iceThe speaker wonders why the more he pleads with his beloved .....
16. Two line of poetry that rhyme right after each other are called .....
17. Shakespeare was most famous for writing plays and ..... ?
18. What is the rhythm of sonnets?
19. There are how many lines in a sonnet?
20. What is the ryhthm of iambic pentameter meant to sound like?
21. Who did Elizabeth Barrett marry?
22. Sonnets 127-152 are written to
23. Who is "the eye of heaven" in sonnet 18?
24. In most sonnets, the writer's purpose is to .....
25. ..... is a protagonist who possesses a tragic flaw that leads to his or her end.
26. What is the rhyme scheme of an Italian sonnet?
27. In Sonnet 60, to what does the speaker compare the passing of time?
28. In a Shakespearean drama, a/an ..... is a long speech made by one character for others to hear.
29. Which of these is the most popular Shakespearean sonnet?
30. How many lines make up a sonnet?
31. What is the typical subject matter of sonnets?
32. Soneto de ingles/ shakespeariano has how many syllables in each verse
33. Which line reveals that the poem's speaker is sending an email?
34. Sonnet 130 displays strong feelings of love, despite the mistress's lack of physical beauty.
35. What makes an English/Shakespearean sonnet?
36. How many syllables are in this line:By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
37. Sonnet 116 presents an ideal picture of love that is loyal and persevering.
38. What is consonant rhyme
39. Alliteration is repetition of
40. In Spenser's sonnet number 30, what power does love have?
41. What are the "leaves" in these lines from Spenser's Sonnet 1? Happy ye leaves when as those lily hands, / Which hold my life in their dead doing might, / Shall handle you .....
42. Which of the following is NOT another name for a Shakespearean sonnet
43. Which type of poetry is defined as having 19 lines, split into 5 tercets and a quatrain?
44. Shakespeare's sonnets focused on friendship, fleeting time, and .....
45. In Spenser's sonnet number 30, how many questions does the speaker ask?
46. What does Milton believe is the task he should have made more progress toward at this point?
47. A pair of lines that rhyme which end the sonnet.
48. What does Penta-mean?
49. What is the meter of a Shakespearean sonnet?
50. How many quatrains are usually in a sonnet?
51. . Which of these lines contains an example of syncope?
52. The shift in a sonnet usually takes place around all of the following lines EXCEPT?
53. In a Shakespearean drama, a/an ..... is the preliminary events or statements.
54. The syllable pairings for Iambic Pentameter are:
55. Who is the author of the poem 'Do not go gentle into that good night'?
56. Pentameter is.....
57. What are works of literature that convey meaning through language and sound called?
58. Shakespeare was a master of what type of poetry?
59. What is a romance
60. The first eight lines of a sonnet are called a/an
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