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1
What are the two most common rhyme schemes of the sestet of a Petrarchan Sonnet?
CDCDCD
CDECDE
CCCDDD
BCDBCD
2
What is the official term for unadorned language called? (In other words, anything not poetry)
Sonnet
Talking
Anachronism
Prose
3
What is a literary foil?
Aluminum
Two characters that are enemies.
Two characters that begin as enemies and grow into friends.
Two characters that emphasize each other's traits.
4
An anachronism is...
A lessening of the seriousness of a plot
An event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period
Two contradictory terms that come together to create a truth
A play on words
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Bonus: What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The World's Theatre
The Globe Theatre
The Planet Theater
The Shakin' Spear Club
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Another name for a Shakespearean Sonnet
Italian Sonnet
Elizabethan Sonnet
English Sonnet
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The octave of a Petrarchan Sonnet follows which rhyme scheme?
ABABCDCD
ABCDABCD
ABCABCDD
ABBAABBA
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What is a drama as it relates to Shakespeare?
Any story written that is meant to be acted out.
A spat between two playwrights.
One of the genres of plays he wrote.
A musical
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How many syllables are in one full line of Iambic Pentameter?
10
2
5
15
10
A Petrarchan Sonnet is also called a(n)
Italian Sonnet
Shakespearean Sonnet
English Sonnet
Grecian Sonnet
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Comic Relief can only take place after a serious event in the plot.
False
True
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What part of a play offers a brief overview of the plot?
Prologue
Pun
Epilogue
Exposition
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How many lines are in a sonnet?
11
90
10
14
14
How many syllables are in one iamb?
3
5
2
4
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What is another name for an onstage whisper?
Aside
Soliloquy
Errant
Monologue
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What are the three genres Shakespeare wrote his plays in?
Histories
Tragedies
Comedies
Romances
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To make a Greek Tragedy, what all must happen to the protagonist?
They must change their view on life.
They must die.
They must lose everything.
They must bring about their own downfall.
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Bonus: Which word is spelled incorrectly?
Eligible
Independant
Misspelled
Questionnaire
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What are the three reasons Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter?
It's easy to memorize lines in this meter
It follows the rhythm of our hearts
It was the Queen's favorite meter
It is natural suited to the English language so it sounds pleasant to us
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A chorus must be singing to be considered a chorus.
True
False
21
How many iambs are in one line of iambic pentameter?
5
6
3
2
22
How many lines are in a sestet?
7
3
4
6
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A Blank Poem...
Doesn't rhyme but follows a meter
Doesn't follow a meter but does rhyme
Doesn't rhyme and doesn't follow a meter
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How many lines are in a quatrain?
4
8
3
6
25
True or False: A couplet must rhyme
False
True
26
What is a play on the multiple meanings of a word?
Pun
Oxymoron
Soliloquy
Prologue
27
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
ABBAABBA CDCDCD
ABBAABBA CDECDE
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
ABAB CDCD EFEF EE
28
These often signal the exit of a character or end of a scene.
Oxymorons
Comic Relief
Puns
Couplets
29
"Terribly Good" is an example of what?
Hyperbole
Personification
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
30
How many lines are in an octave?
8
6
10
4
31
When a character alone on stage (or they believe they're alone) gives a speech of their thoughts/feelings?
Aside
Monologue
Soliloquy
Speech
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A monologue is not meant to be heard by any other characters on stage
True
False
