Quiz On Sonnet! Trivia Questions

8 Questions | By Jzgeorge | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 4884

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1.

A term meaning two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
- A.
  
  Quatrain
- B.
  
  Couplet
- C.
  
  Sestet
- D.
  
  Sonnet
2.

This poem form is made up of an octave and a sestet.
- A.
  
  Petrarchan sonnet
- B.
  
  Free Verse
- C.
  
  Shakespearean sonnet
- D.
  
  Poetry
3.

William Shakespear was
- A.
  
  Considered the greatest writer in the English language.
- B.
  
  Born in an English town called Stratford-on-Avon
- C.
  
  The author Romeo and Juliet
- D.
  
  All of the above
4.

This type of sonnet is made up of three quatrains and one couplet.
- A.
  
  Petrarchan sonnet
- B.
  
  Free Verse
- C.
  
  Shakespearean sonnet
- D.
  
  Poetry
5.

"The rushing of the sea-tides of the soul" is an example of alliteration.
6.

The author of "The Sound of the Sea" is William Shakespeare.
7.

A stanza is a group of lines forming a unit in a poem.
8.

"So, till the judgment that yourself arise, You live in this, and dwell in lovers' eyes" is the last lines in "Sonnet 55." How do these final lines summarize the overall meaning of the entire poem?

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