Shakespeare British Literature

What is the metrical pattern commonly used in Shakespearean sonnets and plays?

• tetrameter

• anapestic pentameter
• iambic pentameter
• dactylic hexameter

Which type of poem consists of 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme, often used by Shakespeare to express love and emotions?

• haiku
• sonnet
• limerick
• epic

In a Shakespearean sonnet, what is the typical rhyme scheme for the first twelve lines?

• ABABABABABAB
• ABABABABABEF
• ABABCDCDEFEF
• ABABABABABCD

What do you call a two-line stanza that often concludes a Shakespearean sonnet with a rhyming pair?

• couplet
• quatrain
• octave
• tercet

In a Shakespearean play, what is a dramatic monologue in which a character reveals their inner thoughts and emotions called?

• dialogue
• solitude
• monologue
• soliloquy

In Shakespearean plays, what is a brief remark or comment made by a character to the audience, unheard by other characters on stage?

• Monologue
• Aside
• Soliloquy
• Dialogue

In a Shakespearean tragedy, what often leads to the downfall of the main character?

• Bad luck
• Fate

• Betrayal
• Hubris

What do you call the emotional release or purification experienced by the audience when watching a tragic play?

• climax

• euphoria
• resolution

• catharsis

Which figure of speech involves a play on words, often for humor, by exploiting multiple meanings of a term?

• pun
• irony
• simile
• metaphor

In Shakespearean drama, which character or force opposes the protagonist?

• supporter
• villain
• adversary
• antagonist