Shakespeare - Style Research

Shakespeare - Style Research

9th Grade

8 Qs

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Shakespeare - Style Research

Shakespeare - Style Research

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Easy

Created by

Timothy Fletcher

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is iambic pentameter?

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:

A line with five iambs

Sonnet

14-line poem with specific rhyme scheme

Rhymed Couplet

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Blank Verse

Two consecutive lines with end rhymes

Iambic Pentameter

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Do you feel you are able to identify iambic pentameter in texts?

Yes

No

Wherefore?