English I Final Exam

The literary term "diction" refers to

• the dictionary definition of a word

• the way we speak

• an author's choice of words

What’s one of the most important things in Shakespeare’s language?

• His use of paradoxes

• His use of stress

• The meter

Why did poets use stress in their poems?

• To keep the audience engaged

• To create tension

• To create rhythm

What is an iamb?

• A two-syllable foot.

• A three-syllable foot.

• A one-syllable foot.

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

Which of these is NOT a type of metrical foot?

• Ptero

• Iamb

• Dactyl

• Trochee

What is the stress pattern of an iamb?

• Unstressed, unstressed.

• Stressed, unstressed.

• Unstressed, stressed.

The characters switch to iambic pentameter when speaking about...

• their emotions

• their lives

• their passions

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

• Five, three.

• Five, two.

• Two, five.

Rhythm is closely related to something called:

• poetic verse

• poetic meter

• poetic foot