Iambic Pentameter

Iambic Pentameter

11th Grade

15 Qs

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Iambic Pentameter

Iambic Pentameter

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RI.9-10.4, RL.11-12.13, L.1.5A

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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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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