Elizabethan Sonnet Quiz

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What is the primary structure of an Elizabethan sonnet?

  • Three quatrains followed by a heroic couplet (correct)
  • One octet followed by a sestet
  • Five tercets followed by a quatrain
  • Two quatrains followed by a couplet

Which poet is most commonly associated with the Elizabethan sonnet form?

  • William Shakespeare (correct)
  • Edmund Spenser
  • Christopher Marlowe
  • John Milton

What is the typical rhyme scheme of an Elizabethan sonnet?

  • ABBACDEDCEFF
  • ABABABABABAB
  • ABABCDCDEFEFGG (correct)
  • AABBAACCEE

What do we call poets who write sonnets?

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How many lines are typically found in an Elizabethan sonnet?

<p>14 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Elizabethan Sonnets

  • The Elizabethan sonnet is a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and structure.
  • It is also known as a Shakespearean sonnet, and is most closely associated with William Shakespeare.
  • The typical rhyme scheme of an Elizabethan sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
  • The sonnet is divided into three quatrains (four-line stanzas) and a final couplet (two-line stanza).
  • The final couplet often provides a resolution or twist to the ideas explored in the quatrains.
  • Poets who write sonnets are called sonneteers.

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