Iambic Pentameter

What is iambic pentameter?

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A metrical foot in poetry

• A type of stanza

• A literary device

How many syllables are there in a line of iambic pentameter?

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 14

Which of the following is an example of iambic pentameter?

• To be, or not to be, that is the question.

• Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

• Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.

• Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me.

In iambic pentameter, which syllables are stressed?

• The first and third

• The second and fourth

• The first and second

• The second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth

Which famous playwright is known for using iambic pentameter extensively?

• Christopher Marlowe

• Ben Jonson

• William Shakespeare

• John Milton

What is the pattern of an iambic foot?

• Stressed-unstressed

• Unstressed-stressed

• Stressed-stressed

• Unstressed-unstressed

Which of the following lines is NOT written in iambic pentameter?

• Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

• When I do count the clock that tells the time.

• The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.

• Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.

What is the primary purpose of using iambic pentameter in poetry?

• To create a musical rhythm

• To enhance the visual layout

• To simplify the language

• To increase the length of the poem

Which of the following poets is known for using iambic pentameter?

• Emily Dickinson

• Robert Frost

• Walt Whitman

• Edgar Allan Poe

How many iambs are there in a line of iambic pentameter?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6