Shakespeare Begins Notes

What is the writing style that Shakespeare used?

• Sonnet

• Blank verse

• Free verse

• Haiku

How many poetic feet are in a line of Iambic Pentameter?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What does Iambic Pentameter sound like?

• a bird chirping

• a heart beating

• a waterfall

• an engine revving

What are there 10 of in a line of Iambic Pentameter?

• syllables

• feet

• rhymes

• verses

The process of dividing words into syllables and determining the meter is known as ____________.

What is the purpose of using variations of Blank Verse in poetry?

• to create confusion for the reader

• to support the meaning of the poem

• To make the poem sound more traditional

• to make the poem easier to understand

What is the purpose of using Extra Syllables in Blank Verse?

• to indicate a fast-paced read

• To show heightened emotion

• To make the poem more difficult to understand

• To create a regular rhythm

When is Rhyme used in Blank Verse?

• To create a regular rhythm

• To show a passage of time

• To indicate a fast-paced read

• To highlight lines of great importance

Which of the following is an example of one poetic foot in a line of iambic pentameter, consisting of one unstressed and one stressed syllable, in the following line from Romeo and Juliet: "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?"

• light / through

• through / yonder

• window/breaks

• But, / soft!

Translate the Elizabethan English words into "plain" English

• aye

• you

• art

• yes

• hath

• why

• thou

• has

• wherefore

• are