Semester 2 Final Exam Review

Shakespeare's style of poetry is unique because it consists of 14 lines in which every other line rhymes and ends in a couplet. What is the name of this type of poetry?

• haiku

• soliloquy

• sonnet

• tragedy

Which of the following are identifying features of a sonnet?

• iambic pentameter

• rhyming couplet

• blank verse

• 8 syllables per line

• 14 lines

A sonnet concludes with a _____________ .

• couplet

• thesis statement

• iambic pentameter

• quatrain

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

• abab cdcd efef gg

• aabb ccdd eeff gg

• abcd efgh ijkl mn

• cdab efab gabb hh

At the beginning of an act or play, Shakespeare will sometimes add an introduction that gives the audience an idea of what is going to happen. What is this introduction called?

• prologue

• act

• scene

• pun

A new _____________ is created when the location or the time of the play changes.

• prologue

• act

• scene

• line

The _____________ of a play is often described as being like a chapter in a book.

• prologue

• act

• scene

• line

Shakespeare includes humor in his plays by incorporating a play on words. This "play on words" is called _____________ .

• comedy

• pun

• aside

• hyperbole

"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!"

This is an example of which figurative language technique?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• classical allusion

"The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night"

This is an example of Shakespeare's use of _____________ in his writing.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• classical allusion