IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) · English Language and Literature

Structure, form and layout: Practice Questions

4 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Structure, form and layout.

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Question 1

1 mark

In a Shakespearean sonnet, what is the specific rhyme scheme used across its fourteen lines?

Question 2

1 mark

Which poetic device is most evident in the following line:
"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, / The furrow followed free"?

Question 3

1 mark

When exploring Poetry: Form and Meaning, how does a caesura typically influence the rhythm and tone of a poem?

Question 4

1 mark

In Poetry: Form and Meaning, how does enjambment typically affect the reading of a poem?

Question 5

3 marks

Explain how a poet might use enjambment to mirror a speaker's state of mind or a sense of urgency within a stanza.

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Question 6

3 marks

Read the following lines from a poem:
The sun was a giant golden coin dropped into the ocean's pocket.

(a) Identify the metaphor used in this sentence. (1 point)
(b) Explain how this metaphor helps the reader visualize the setting of the poem. (2 points)

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Question 7

6 marks

Analyze the Form and Meaning of a Sonnet.
a) Contrast the structural differences between a Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet and a Shakespearean (English) sonnet, specifically focusing on the placement of the 'volta'.
b) Explain how the concluding couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet usually functions to resolve or subvert the problems posed in the preceding quatrains.

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