Reading Comprehension #14018

Practice Exercise 16 C

Narrative Poetry

  1. Answer the questions.

    1. What is the complete rhyme scheme for the poem? Write it on the line below.

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    2. What is the main idea or theme of the sonnet?

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    3. Is this an example of an Italian or an Elizabethan sonnet? Explain your answer in a paragraph.

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    4. What literary device is used in the following quote?

“So when my tongue would speak her praises due,”

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