TED Ed - Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter

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

• two, five

• five, five

• five, two

• three, two

Which of these is NOT a type of metrical foot?

• ptero

• dactyl

• iamb

• trochee

What is the stress pattern of an iamb?

• stressed, unstressed

• unstressed, stressed

• stressed, stressed

• unstressed, unstressed

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

• violent

• introspective (self-analyzing)

• passionate

• None of these

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."

According to the video, Shakespeare was first & foremost a

• poet

• school teacher

• playwright

• husband

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

• feet

• words

• rhythms

• accents

Shakespeare uses a trochee in the play Macbeth when the ________ speak.

• witches

• knights

• orphans

• kings

Meter is all about _________, not ____________.

• sound, spelling

• sound, voice

• emotion, speaking skills

• poetry, grammar

What example character does the video suggest to help you remember how iambic pentameter works?

• pirate

• queen

• princess

• goblin