All the World's a Stage

“All the World’s a Stage” is written in poetic form and is also considered a monologue, which is _________.

• a poem consisting of 14 lines

• a conversation between 2 characters

• a figure of speech involving a comparison

• a long speech given by a character on stage

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“All the World’s a Stage” describes _______.

• the 7 ways we must live a righteous life

• the 7 stages men go through during their lifetime

• the 7 plagues from the Bible

• the 7 types of settings in a play

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One THEME of “All the World’s a Stage” is that ______.

• we all play a role for others, depending on our audience and our stage in life

• men are always putting on an act, while women are always authentic

• people don't take the time to understand each other because they are too busy with life

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TRUE OR FALSE: “All the World’s a Stage” is NOT considered a Shakespearean sonnet.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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In “All the World’s a Stage,” the FIRST stage of life is described as the INFANT, “______”.

• crying for food and never satisfied

• crawling through life

• mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms

• always needing attention

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In “All the World’s a Stage,” the SECOND stage of life is the SCHOOL BOY, “creeping like a ______” on its way to school.

• snail

• cockroach

• rabbit

• snake

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The line that best reflects the end of life is line 28, which says, “_________.”

• sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything

  
  

• we all have our exits and entrances

• and all the men and women merely players

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In line 28, the word “sans” means ____.

• with

• losing

• without

• growing

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Review: a Shakespearean sonnet has 14 lines which are grouped into ______.

• 2 couplets and iambic pentameter

• 3 stanzas and a couplet

• 3 quatrains and a couplet

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Shakespeare invented over ______ words for the English language.

• 700

• 800

• 1,500

• 1,700

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