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)

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.

A sonnet is a one-stanza, 14-line poem, written in iambic pentameter. The sonnet, which derived from the Italian word sonetto, meaning “a little sound or song," is "a popular classical form that has compelled poets for centuries," says Poet.org The most common—and simplest—type is known as the English, Elizabethean or Shakespearean sonnet, but there are several other types.Before William Shakespeare's day, the word sonnet could be applied to any short lyric poem. In Renaissance Italy and then in Elizabethan England, the sonnet became a fixed poetic form, consisting of 14 lines, usually iambic pentameter in English. a14 lines b16 lines c5 lines d4 lines

Which poet is famous for writing sonnets?A.BoccaccioB.DanteC.VirgilD.PetrarchSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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.