Iambs and Trochees

What is the stress pattern of an iamb?

• Stressed, unstressed

• Unstressed, stressed

• Stressed, stressed

• Unstressed, unstressed

Iambic pentameter contains _____ feet, each of which contains _____ syllables.

• Two, five

• Five, five

• Five, two

• Three, two

Which of these, according to the video, is NOT a type of metrical foot?

• Ptero

• Dactyl

• Iamb

• Trochee

Which of these lines is NOT in iambic pentameter?

• "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"

• "A little more than kin and less than kind."

• "Just for a handful of silver he left us."

• "So foul and fair a day I have not seen."

Shakespeare's characters often speak in iambic pentameter when they are feeling _____.

• Heightened emotions

• Introspective

• Passionate

• All of the above