TED Ed - Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter
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TED Ed - Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter
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English
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8th Grade - University
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Ted Diepenbrock
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Iambic pentameter contains _____ feet, each of which contains _____ syllables.
two, five
five, five
five, two
three, two
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is NOT a type of metrical foot?
ptero
dactyl
iamb
trochee
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the stress pattern of an iamb?
stressed, unstressed
unstressed, stressed
stressed, stressed
unstressed, unstressed
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Shakespeare's characters often speak in iambic pentameter when they are feeling _____.
violent
introspective (self-analyzing)
passionate
None of these
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these lines is NOT in iambic pentameter?
"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
"A little more than kin and less than kind."
"Just for a handful of silver he left us."
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the video, Shakespeare was first & foremost a
poet
school teacher
playwright
husband
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In poetry or verse, one line or verse is often made up of several
feet
words
rhythms
accents
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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