Iambic Pentameter
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The characters switch to iambic pentameter when speaking about...
their emotions
their lives
their passions
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5A
CCSS.L.1.5B
CCSS.L.K.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did Shakespeare choose iambic pentameter?
It was easy for his actors to memorize and for the audience to understand.
It was easy for the audience to memorize and for his actors to understand.
It helped the audience speak about their emotions.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an iamb?
A two-syllable foot.
A three-syllable foot.
A one-syllable foot.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The word Iamb is pronounced just like the phrase...
I've
I am
I have
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1G
CCSS.L.K.4A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the stress pattern of an iamb?
Unstressed, unstressed.
Stressed, unstressed.
Unstressed, stressed.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did poets use stress in their poems?
To keep the audience engaged
To create tension
To create rhythm
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these lines is NOT in iambic pentameter?
"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
"A little more than kin and less than kind."
"Just for a handful of silver he left us."
"So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
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