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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore the key features of a Shakespearean sonnet, such as iambic pentameter, and discover one of Shakespeare's greatest sonnets, 'Sonnet 18'.
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7 Questions
What have you learned this lesson?
Q2.
What is a line of poetry with five pairs of syllables known as?
Free Verse
Iambic Tetrameter
Rhyming Couplets
Q3.
What rhyme scheme does a Shakespearean sonnet follow?
AABB with a rhyming couplet at the end
ABCABC with a rhyming couplet at the end
There is no rhyme scheme, it is blank verse.
Q4.
How many lines does a Shakespearean Sonnet have?
10 lines
12 lines
5 lines
Q5.
How many works do we know Shakespeare wrote in his lifetime?
192 poems
38 sonnets and 154 plays
Over 250 sonnets and over 50 plays.
Q6.
What is the main theme of Shakespearean sonnets?
Death
Desire
Hate
Q7.
Who does the speaker in 'Sonnet 18' most likely address?
Shakespeare
Shakespeare's wife
The 'dark lady'