A. A poem of six lines
B. A poem of eight lines
C. A poem of twelve lines
D. A poem of fourteen lines
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - Where does the sonnet form originate from ?
A. England
B. Spain
C. France
D. Italy - 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 - Who introduced the Italian sonnet to the British Isles during the reign of King Henry VIII ?
A. Thomas Wyatt
B. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
C. John Donne
D. Both A and B - The Petrarchan sonnet is typically composed in what form of meter ?
A. Trochaic trimeter
B. Terza rima
C. Iambic pentameter
D. Anapestic pentameter - The Petrarchan sonnet is composed of how many lines ?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14 - 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” - Which of the following statements about Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s sonnet 43 (“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”) is false ?
A. Sonnet 43 is similar to most other sonnets in its focus on love.
B. Sonnet 43 is part of a sonnet sequence “Sonnets from the Portuguese.”
C. Sonnet 43 consists of fourteen lines, like other sonnets.
D. Sonnet 43 is a romantic poem in the same way Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” is a romantic poem. - How many lines are there in a Sonnet ?
A. 10
B. 16
C. 14
D. 22
