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Writing a Shakespearean Sonnet

Question 5 • GA-Literature and Composition I

Read the beginning of a sonnet.The dark descends and soon the sounds of nightEcho through the woods, across the creek

Answer
A
The sound of mice as they begin to squeakAnd tulip branches as they sway and creak
B
A pair of bats who are brave without the lightAnd firefly flashlights that begin to ignite
C
A whisper of an owl’s wings in flightAnd mud-bound frogs learning how to speak
D
A wind disturbing peaceful, sleeping leavesA midnight pipe that springs a stubborn leak

Explanation

The first line ends with “night,” and the second ends with “creek.” A continuation that follows an alternating rhyme pattern should have its third line rhyme with “night” and its fourth line rhyme with “creek.” Choice C ends those lines with “flight” and “speak,” matching both rhymes.

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