Shakespeare'S Sonnets Quiz 31 (20 MCQs)

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1. A change in the focus of the sonnet from the first part is a

Correct Answer: C) Turn.

2. The last six lines of a sonnet are called a/an

Correct Answer: B) Sestet.

3. Caesura:a natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle

Correct Answer: A) True.

4. Petrarchan sonnets and Shakespearean sonnets are the same

Correct Answer: B) False.

5. Who are sonnets 127-154 addressed to?

Correct Answer: B) The dark mistress.

6. What is a four line stanza?

Correct Answer: D) Quatrain.

7. How many stanzas are in a sonnet?

Correct Answer: C) Four.

8. The second quatrain of a Shakespearean Sonnet is there to

Correct Answer: B) Extend or complicate the theme or metaphor.

9. A figure of speech that compares two things, usually using the words like or as; for example, "like a thief in the night, " "quiet as a mouse"

Correct Answer: C) Simile.

10. How many syllables does a sonnet line normally have?

Correct Answer: A) 10.

11. The first 126 sonnets written by Shakespeare are written to

Correct Answer: A) A fair youth.

12. Which of the following is a satirical headline?

Correct Answer: D) Guests' Chairs Tilt, Spray Water At Them During First-Ever 4D State Of The Union Address.

13. A stanza of poetry known as four lines is called a ..... ?

Correct Answer: D) Quatrain.

14. What are quatrains?

Correct Answer: C) A verse made up of 4 lines.

15. What organ does a metronome mimic in the human body?

Correct Answer: D) The heart.

16. Which type of poetry follows the rhythm of natural speech?

Correct Answer: A) Free Verse.

17. The factual and lighthearted tone of the sonnet suggests that the poet wants the reader to understand-

Correct Answer: D) The digital age can take the romance out of love.

18. This root means foot

Correct Answer: D) Iamb.

19. Which poetry type has 19 lines and 6 stanzas (5 tercets and 1 quatrain)?

Correct Answer: C) Villanelles.

20. The main message of the poem is the constancy and endlessness of love. How is this reflected in the form of the poem?

Correct Answer: D) Because the structure of the sonnet always remains the same like love.