Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter

Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter

8th Grade - University

12 Qs

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Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter

Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade - University

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

two, five

five, five

five, two

three, two

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is NOT a type of metrical foot?

ptero

dactyl

iamb

trochee

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the stress pattern of an iamb?

stressed, unstressed

unstressed, stressed

stressed, stressed

unstressed, unstressed

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Shakespeare's characters often speak in iambic pentameter when they are feeling _____. (choose all that apply/answer the question)

violent

introspective (self-analyzing)

passionate

None of these

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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."

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the video, Shakespeare was first & foremost a

poet

school teacher

playwright

husband

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In poetry or verse, one line or verse is often made up of several

feet

words

rhythms

accents

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