What are some rhetorical devices mentioned that contribute to the poetic nature of language?
Romeo and Juliet 1.1 Language: Blank Verse

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Hyperbole and irony
Metaphors and imagery
Similes and alliteration
Personification and onomatopoeia
2.
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How many syllables are typically found in a line of iambic pentameter?
8 syllables
9 syllables
11 syllables
10 syllables
3.
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What is the pattern of stress in iambic pentameter?
Only the middle syllable is stressed
The first and last syllables are stressed
Every other syllable is stressed
Every syllable is stressed
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the term for poetry that does not rhyme?
Limerick
Sonnet
Blank verse
Free verse
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Why would Shakespeare's audience not find his poetic plays unusual?
Most serious literature was written in verse
They did not understand prose
They were used to reading novels
They preferred prose over poetry
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