Romeo and Juliet Lit Terms Quiz

Shakespeare always wrote in all of his works (poems/plays) perfect iambic pentamer.

• True

• False

A sonnet has ___ lines. (type the number not the word)

Shakespearean sonnets are written in

• iambic pentameter

• blank verse

• iambic tetrameter

Romeo and Juliet is considered to be a/an

• tragedy

• comedy

• historical

• melodrama

The ______ is a piece of writing that comes before the action of an act/play/scene begins.

• prologue

• monologue

• dialogue

• soliloquy

Shakespeare's actors had access to many types of expensive and different props.

• True

• False

A ______ is a long speech delivered when no one else is on the stage or is supposed to hear it.

• soliloquy

• monologue

• dialogue

• prologue

A ______ is a long speech delivered when there are other people on the stage that can hear it.

• soliloquy

• monologue

• dialogue

• prologue

A character that we do not know much about is considered to be _____.

• flat

• round

• basic

• simple

A character that changes over the course of a piece of literature is a _______ character. (type the word and spelling does count)