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Iambic Pentameter

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Iambic Pentameter
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the "pattern" of iambic pentameter?

Unstressed - stressed

Stressed - unstressed

Stressed - stressed

Unstressed - unstressed

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or False: Shakespeare favored iambic pentameter.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is this line in iambic pentameter? I have outwalked the furthest city light

Yes

No

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of Iambic Pentameter?

If MU | sic BE | the FOOD | of LOVE, | play ON

TELL me | NOT in | MOURNful | NUMBers

And the sound | of a voice | that is still

This is the | forest pri | meval, the | murmuring | pine and the | hemlocks

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

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CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is this line written in iambic pentameter? I only know that summer sang in me

Yes

No

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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