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Iambic Pentameter

Authored by Michelle Carra

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 98+ times

Iambic Pentameter
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Shakespeare favored iambic pentameter.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the root “pent” mean? (Think about the word pentagon.)

four

five

six

seven

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Iambic Pentameter was Shakespeare's Favorite

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Iambic Pentameter means

each line of verse is made up of five two syllable iambs

there are only 5 lines in the entire poem

there are only 10 syllables in the poem

none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the symbol used to denote stressed syllables in the study of meter?

^

u

/

*

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the symbol used to denote unstressed syllables in the study of meter?

^

u

/

*

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How many syllables are there in each line of a verse written in Iambic Pentameter?

5 syllables

8 syllables

10 syllables

12 syllables

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

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