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Shakespearean Literary Terms Practice
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1
A Blank Poem...
Doesn't rhyme and doesn't follow a meter
Doesn't follow a meter but does rhyme
Doesn't rhyme but follows a meter
2
How many lines are in an octave?
6
4
8
10
3
How many syllables are in one full line of Iambic Pentameter?
15
2
5
10
4
How many syllables are in one iamb?
5
4
3
2
5
What are the three genres Shakespeare wrote his plays in?
Comedies
Histories
Tragedies
Dramas
6
What part of a play offers a brief overview of the plot?
Epilogue
Pun
Prologue
Exposition
7
What is a play on the multiple meanings of a word?
Prologue
Pun
Soliloquy
Oxymoron
8
A chorus must be singing to be considered a chorus.
True
False
9
True or False: A couplet must rhyme
True
False
10
How many lines are in a quatrain?
4
3
6
8
11
Bonus: Which word is spelled incorrectly?
Eligible
Questionnaire
Misspelled
Independant
12
Comic Relief can only take place after a serious event in the plot.
False
True
13
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
ABBAABBA CDCDCD
ABAB CDCD EFEF EE
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
ABBAABBA CDECDE
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An anachronism is...
An event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period
Two contradictory terms that come together to create a truth
A lessening of the seriousness of a plot
A play on words
15
What are the two most common rhyme schemes of the sestet of a Petrarchan Sonnet?
CDCDCD
CCCDDD
BCDBCD
CDECDE
16
To make a Greek Tragedy, what all must happen to the protagonist?
They must lose everything.
They must bring about their own downfall.
They must change their view on life.
They must die.
17
The octave of a Petrarchan Sonnet follows which rhyme scheme?
ABCABCDD
ABBAABBA
ABABCDCD
ABCDABCD
18
What is a drama as it relates to Shakespeare?
One of the genres of plays he wrote.
A spat between two playwrights.
A musical
Any story written that is meant to be acted out.
19
How many iambs are in one line of iambic pentameter?
6
2
3
5
20
Bonus: What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Shakin' Spear Club
The Globe Theatre
The World's Theatre
The Planet Theater
21
Another name for a Shakespearean Sonnet
Elizabethan Sonnet
English Sonnet
Italian Sonnet
22
These often signal the exit of a character or end of a scene.
Comic Relief
Puns
Couplets
Oxymorons
23
When a character alone on stage (or they believe they're alone) gives a speech of their thoughts/feelings?
Monologue
Speech
Aside
Soliloquy
24
A Petrarchan Sonnet is also called a(n)
Grecian Sonnet
Italian Sonnet
English Sonnet
Shakespearean Sonnet
25
"Terribly Good" is an example of what?
Personification
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
26
How many lines are in a sestet?
3
6
4
7
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What are the three reasons Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter?
It is natural suited to the English language so it sounds pleasant to us
It follows the rhythm of our hearts
It's easy to memorize lines in this meter
It was the Queen's favorite meter
28
What is the official term for unadorned language called? (In other words, anything not poetry)
Talking
Sonnet
Prose
Anachronism
29
A monologue is not meant to be heard by any other characters on stage
False
True
30
How many lines are in a sonnet?
10
11
14
90
31
What is a literary foil?
Two characters that emphasize each other's traits.
Aluminum
Two characters that are enemies.
Two characters that begin as enemies and grow into friends.
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What is another name for an onstage whisper?
Soliloquy
Monologue
Aside
Errant
