2.8 Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare

Question 1

articles, such as “the” or “a”prepositions, such as “through” or “on”conjunctions, such as “and” or “but”nouns, such as “love” or “truth”

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nouns, such as “love” or “truth”

Question 2

Which best defines a couplet?

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A couplet is two consecutive rhyming lines.

Question 3

Which syllables should Amber highlight? Select three options.

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of-; is; gold

Question 4

Owen is writing about the central ideas in "Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare.But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

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The author’s loved one will always remain beautiful in the lines of this poem.

Question 5

Erin is writing about the history of sonnets. Which is a fact Erin can include in her history?

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Sonnets were invented in Italy before Shakespeare’s time.

Question 6

Markus is reading a Sonnet by William Shakespeare. Which will best help Markus understand the central ideas as he reads?

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finding a single concept that links the lines together

Question 7

Analyze the rhyme scheme in these lines from “Sonnet 18.”But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

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ababcc

Question 8

Read the line from “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare.But thy eternal summer shall not fade,

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Your youthful beauty will not disappear.

Question 9

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May

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Five, because an iamb is an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable.

Question 10

How is a poem's rhyme scheme marked and identified?

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upper or lowercase letters, such as “ABAB”

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