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Sonnet Cultural Impact

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge of the cultural impact of sonnets.
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a sonnet?

  1. Fourteen lines

  2. Iambic pentameter

  3. A volta

  4. Free verse

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sonnets are typically written in iambic pentameter, with a volta, or turn, in the eighth or ninth line.

Who is considered the father of the English sonnet?

  1. William Shakespeare

  2. John Milton

  3. Edmund Spenser

  4. Thomas Wyatt

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Thomas Wyatt is credited with introducing the sonnet to England in the 16th century.

Which of the following is NOT a famous sonnet sequence?

  1. Sonnets from the Portuguese

  2. Astrophel and Stella

  3. The Faerie Queene

  4. Amoretti

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Faerie Queene is an epic poem, not a sonnet sequence.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous love poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 18

  2. Sonnet 116

  3. Sonnet 130

  4. Sonnet 29

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sonnet 116 is often praised for its simple yet powerful expression of love.

Which of the following poets is NOT known for writing sonnets?

  1. William Wordsworth

  2. Percy Bysshe Shelley

  3. John Keats

  4. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

William Wordsworth is not known for writing sonnets.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous political poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 19

  2. Sonnet 20

  3. Sonnet 21

  4. Sonnet 22

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sonnet 19 is often praised for its powerful condemnation of war.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous religious poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 23

  2. Sonnet 24

  3. Sonnet 25

  4. Sonnet 26

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sonnet 23 is often praised for its beautiful and moving expression of faith.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous philosophical poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 27

  2. Sonnet 28

  3. Sonnet 29

  4. Sonnet 30

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sonnet 29 is often praised for its exploration of the nature of time and mortality.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous nature poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 31

  2. Sonnet 32

  3. Sonnet 33

  4. Sonnet 34

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sonnet 33 is often praised for its beautiful and moving description of a spring day.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous friendship poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 35

  2. Sonnet 36

  3. Sonnet 37

  4. Sonnet 38

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sonnet 37 is often praised for its beautiful and moving expression of friendship.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous death poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 71

  2. Sonnet 72

  3. Sonnet 73

  4. Sonnet 74

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sonnet 73 is often praised for its beautiful and moving expression of grief.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous beauty poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 106

  2. Sonnet 107

  3. Sonnet 108

  4. Sonnet 109

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sonnet 106 is often praised for its beautiful and moving description of a woman's beauty.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous time poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 116

  2. Sonnet 117

  3. Sonnet 118

  4. Sonnet 119

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sonnet 116 is often praised for its beautiful and moving exploration of the nature of time.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous love poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 130

  2. Sonnet 131

  3. Sonnet 132

  4. Sonnet 133

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sonnet 130 is often praised for its beautiful and moving expression of love.

Which of the following sonnets is considered one of the most famous jealousy poems in the English language?

  1. Sonnet 147

  2. Sonnet 148

  3. Sonnet 149

  4. Sonnet 150

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sonnet 147 is often praised for its beautiful and moving expression of jealousy.

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