Form: The Shakespearean sonnet and Petrarchan sonnet

English

A woman he loved but didn't love him back

Laura, the woman who inspired Petrarch's sonnets, was...

What word would best fill the gap: 'Petrarch's  sonnets depict a/an ______________ version of love'?

Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets are exactly the same and both focus on unrequited love.

Petrarchan sonnets about the happiness love brings, whereas Shakespearean sonnets are about unrequited love.

Petrarchan sonnets are about idealised love, whereas Shakespearean sonnets are about the misery of love.

Petrarchan sonnets are about idealised love, whereas Shakespearean sonnets are more realistic in the way they portray love.

Which of these rhyme schemes has been taken from a Petrarchan sonnet?

2 quatrains followed by 2 rhyming couplets

a rhyming couplet followed by 3 quatrains

Shakespearean sonnets consist of 3 quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet. Petrarchan sonnets consist of...

always occurs at the very end of the poem

occurs in a different place but has the same effect

The volta in Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets...

How many lines are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?

A rhyme scheme is the number of lines in the poem.

A rhyme scheme is the pattern according to which end rhymes (rhymes located at the end of lines) are repeated in a poem.

A rhyme scheme is the rhythm of the poem.

A rhyme scheme is the sounds in the poem.

Which of the below explanations best describes a rhyme scheme?

Which of the below rhyme schemes is correct for a Shakespearean sonnet?

There are 3 _______________ in a Shakespearean sonnet.

The final two lines of a Shakespearean sonnet share an end rhyme and are called _________________.

Which of the descriptions below is the correct definition of a 'volta' in poetry?

Where does the volta occur in a Shakespearean sonnet?