Blank Verse

What is the definition of blank verse?

• two lines of verse that form a unit

• verse without rhyme

• a verse that appears at the end of a stanza

• correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words

Which is a type of blank verse?

• iambic pentameter

• anapest

• dactyl

• trochee

Which option represents iambic pentameter?

• stressed/unstressed syllables

• unstressed/stressed syllables

• stressed/unstressed/unstressed syllables

• unstressed/unstressed/stressed syllables

Who is the father of blank verse?

• Shakespeare

• Oscar Wilde

• Marlowe

• Edgar Allan Poe

When is blank verse used?

• rhymes

• dramas and narratives

• songs

• descriptive poems and monologues

Is this an example of blank verse?

Within the stars your dreams can be fulfilled,

now you can fly the unlimited starlight

• Yes

• No

Which work is an example of blank verse?

• Annabel Lee

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• Paradise Lost