What is iambic pentameter?
Shakespeare - Style Research

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English
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9th Grade
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Timothy Fletcher
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A type of rhyme scheme
A metrical pattern with five unstressed-stressed syllable pairs
A type of prose Shakespeare used
A dialogue form used in comedies
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line from Romeo and Juliet is an example of iambic pentameter?
“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?”
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
“But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?”
“Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
3.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The prologue of Romeo and Juliet is an example of a Shakespearean ______.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Shakespeare only used rhymed couplets at the beginning of scenes.
True
False
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do you think Shakespeare used blank verse for most dialogue?
To make the text rhyme all the time
To show the character is singing
To make it difficult for actors to memorize lines
To keep a formal yet natural-sounding rhythm
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are true about rhymed couplets in Shakespeare’s plays?
They are used to signal the end of a scene.
They are written in prose.
They often emphasize key points or emotional moments.
They are used randomly without purpose.
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the terms with their correct definitions:
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Iambic Pentameter
Two consecutive lines with end rhymes
Sonnet
A line with five iambs
Blank Verse
14-line poem with specific rhyme scheme
Rhymed Couplet
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
Do you feel you are able to identify iambic pentameter in texts?
Yes
No
Wherefore?
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