sonnets mastery test edmentum english 12
Read this sonnet, and then complete the sentences that follow.
1. english 2. not ababbcbccdcdee 3. lasting love 4. metaphor 5. wound
Which poet first popularized the sonnet form?
Francesco Petrarch
Which three lines in this poem indicate that the poetic speaker refuses to be beguiled by love any longer?
Hath taught me to set in trifles no store, Thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more. Me lusteth no longer rotten boughs to climb
Which line in this poem indicates that the poetic speaker is hopelessly in love?
He burnt un'wares his wings, and cannot fly away.
How does the following poem express the beliefs of the humanist movement?
It emphasizes the fulfillment of worldly love.
What distinct quality does the speaker attribute to his beloved's face in this excerpt from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 93?
She can conceal her moods completely.
How does the structure of this Italian sonnet by Petrarch support its theme?
The octave builds an idea about love, while the sestet comments on that idea.
What is the structure of an Italian sonnet?
an octave followed by a sestet
Determine the meaning of the underlined phrases in the context of the passage.
union=marriage impact= bending sickles compass subject to the whims of change= times fool infinity= edge of doom
