The first sonnet form invented was the____________?

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1. Where does the sonnet form originate from ?

   A. England B. Spain C. France D. Italy...

2. The Petrarchan sonnet is typically composed in what form of meter ?

   A. Trochaic trimeter B. Terza rima C. Iambic pentameter D. Anapestic pentameter...

3. What text greatly popularized the sonnet form in England during the Elizabethan period ?

   A. “Astrophil and Stella” B. “Utopia” C. “Paradise Lost” D. “Canterbury Tales”...

4. In which magazine, in the year 1787, that William Wordsworth made his debut as a writer by publishing a sonnet ?

   A. The European Magazine B. New Poetry C. The Tatler D. The Rambler...

5. Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 153” is what kind of poem ?

   A. A poem about death B. A poem about love C. A poem about writing poetry D. A poem about Shakespeare and his father...

6. Which of the following statements about a sonnet is false ?

   A. A sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines. B. A Shakespearean sonnet consists of the rhyme scheme a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-ef,g-g. C. A sonnet is only written in Italian. D. The last two lines of a sonnet are a rhyming couplet....

7. To whom did Edmund Spenser addresses his sonnet sequence Amoretti ?

   A. Lisa Boyle B. Mary Jane C. Queen Elizabeth D. Elizabeth Boyle...

8. What is a sonnet ?

   A. A poem of six lines B. A poem of eight lines C. A poem of twelve lines D. A poem of fourteen lines...

9. In Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18”, the poet does which of the following ?

   A. Compares his love to a winter storm B. Compares his love to a summer’s day C. Compares his love to a turbulent sea D. Compares his love to his fear of death...

10. How many lines are there in a Sonnet ?

    A. 10 B. 16 C. 14 D. 22...