Module 9

Question 1

An English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist.

Answer 1

William Shakespeare

Question 2

He is often called the “Bard of Avon” and his surviving works consists of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems

Answer 2

William Shakespeare

Question 3

William Shakespeare is often called the ____________

Answer 3

Bard of Avon

Question 4

William Shakespeare surviving works consists of about ____plays, _____ sonnets, , and several other poems

Answer 4

38 Plays
154 Sonnets
two long narrative poems

Question 5

is a form of poetry with fourteen lines.

Answer 5

Sonnet

Question 6

It is written in iambic pentameter and features a very particular rhyme scheme and thematic structure.

Answer 6

Sonnet

Question 7

A sonnet is written in a

Answer 7

Iambic pentameter

Question 8

also known as the Elizabethan Sonnet) is comprised of three quatrains of four lines each, followed by a couplet of two lines.

Answer 8

Shakespearean sonnet