Shakespeare Language Check

XC = Approximately, how many words did Shakespeare introduce into the English Language? (enter a number)

The most basic facts about Shakespeare's language are that... (choose all that apply)

• it's virtually all dialogue

• most of it is poetry

• it has many stage directions

• is strictly academic and contains no language derived from commoners or tabloids

Which of the following were factors that helped Shakespeare to become such a successful author? Choose all that apply.

• rigorous schooling in Latin, language, and the classics

• increased availability of classics in English translation

• tabloids were largely available

• exposure to diverse types of speech/speaking in London

• father was a grammarian and taught at Oxford University

Scholars also attest that the second reason why Shakespeare is such a towering literary figure is his use of __________ to convey character.

Which of the following are emblematic (representative) of Shakespeare's literary style? Choose all that apply.

• dialogue

• figurative language

• rhetoric

• poetic verse

What two types of writing did Shakespeare use in his plays?

• Poetry and verse

• Verse and sonnets

• Prose and verse

• Sonnets and prose

Why did he use two different types of writing in his plays?

• Prose for the commoners and verse for the nobility

• Prose for the nobility and verse for the commoners

What is the rhythmic structure he used in much of his dialogue and all of his sonnets called?

• iambic tetrameter

• iambic pentameter

• trochee tetrameter

• trochee pentameter

What are the feet called in that rhythmic structure?

• trochee

• trochs

• iambic

• iambs

What is the term for a word or phrase that Shakespeare is credited with coining?

• Shakespearean neologism

• Shakespearean sonnet

• Shakespearean tragedy

• Shakespearean comedy