How are sonnets most often approached today?A.The form is often used more loosely than in the past.B.The form is chosen for political, not personal, reasons.C.The form is used the same way Shakespeare used it.D.The form is chosen for tragic, not romantic, purposes.

Which is true about contemporary sonnets?A.Many poets write them, following the strict Italian version of the form.B.Few poets write them, but those who do write Petrarchan sonnets.C.Many poets write them, though they may interpret the form loosely.D.Few poets write them, but those who do rely heavily on perfect rhymes.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Multiple Choice: Machines like the Pentametron can easily write sonnets because...A. they are uniquely artistic.B. they are based on nonsense.C. they adhere to specific guidelines.D. they follow an unpredictable pattern.Multiple Choice: Which quotation best supports the answer to question 2?A. "Sonnets occupy something of a sweet spot: they're a rich art form (good for poets) with clear rules (good for machines)." (Paragraph 4)B. "This is more poetry as collage than true composition." (Paragraph 5)C. "A Mad Lib–ish start ('There was a(n) [old man / young lady] [from / with / who]...'), followed by five lines of prescribed meter in an aabba rhyme scheme" (Paragraph 6)D. "I ran this little poetry program in my head again and again, turning out dozens of nonsense limericks, complete with the requisite little-kid scatology." (Paragraph 6)

The Shakespearean SonnetThe most well-known and important sonnets in the English language were written by Shakespeare. These sonnets cover such themes as love, jealousy, beauty, infidelity, the passage of time, and death. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man while the last 28 are addressed to a woman.The sonnets are constructed with three quatrains (four-line stanzas) and one couplet (two lines) in the meter of iambic pentameter (like his plays). By the third couplet, the sonnets usually take a turn, and the poet comes to some kind of epiphany or teaches the reader a lesson of some sort. Of the 154 sonnets Shakespeare wrote, a few stand out.Identify themese that Shakespeare chose to write about within his sonnets. (Check all that apply.) abeauty bnone of these cdeath dlove

Shakespearian sonnets have what characteristics?They are written in blank verse and are divided into three tercets.They are written in free verse and are divided into two couplets.They are written with irregular rhymes and begin with one couplet and end with one tercet.They are written in iambic pentameter and divided into three quatrains and a couplet.

Complete the sentence. The type of meter Shakespeare used in his sonnets is called