Intro to Sonnet Form

Question 1

In what country did the sonnet originate?

Answer 1

Italy

Question 2

What does the word “sonnet” translate to in English?

Answer 2

“little song”

Question 3

Define lyric poem.

Answer 3

A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings

Question 4

Who are the three major sonnet poets?

Answer 4

Francesco Petrarch
Edmund Spenser
William Shakespeare

Question 5

How many lines are in a sonnet?

Answer 5

14

Question 6

What is the meter of a sonnet?

Answer 6

Iambic Pentameter

Question 7

How many feet, or metrical units, are in Iambic Pentameter?

Answer 7

5

Question 8

What is the pattern of syllables in Iambic Pentameter?

Answer 8

Unstressed, Stressed

Question 9

What is the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet?

Answer 9

Octave

Sestet

Question 10

What are the two complete rhyme schemes of a Petrarchan sonnet?

Answer 10

abbaabba cdcdcd

abbaabba cdecde

Question 11

How is the subject matter of a Petrarchan sonnet organized?

Answer 11

Situation

Resolution

Question 12

What is the structure of a Spenserian sonnet?

Answer 12

Quatrain
Quatrain
Quatrain
Couplet

Question 13

What is the rhyme scheme of a Spenserian sonnet?

Answer 13

abab bcbc cdcd ee

Question 14

How is the subject matter of a Spenserian sonnet organized?

Answer 14

Main Idea or Question

Summary or Answer

Question 15

What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Answer 15

Quatrain
Quatrain
Quatrain
Couplet

Question 16

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Answer 16

abab cdcd efef gg

Question 17

How is the subject matter of a Shakespearean sonnet organized?

Answer 17

Situation
Exploration
Exploration
Resolution