TED Ed - Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter

TED Ed - Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter

8th Grade - University

12 Qs

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TED Ed - Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter

TED Ed - Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter

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Quiz

English

8th Grade - University

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.13

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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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is NOT a type of metrical foot?

ptero

dactyl

iamb

trochee

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the stress pattern of an iamb?

stressed, unstressed

unstressed, stressed

stressed, stressed

unstressed, unstressed

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

violent

introspective (self-analyzing)

passionate

None of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the video, Shakespeare was first & foremost a

poet

school teacher

playwright

husband

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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