Shakespeare Key Terms

Question 1

Rhyming couplets are two lines written in __________.

Accepted Answer

iambic pentameter

Question 2

Rhyming couplets end in the same ____________, or a rhyme.

Accepted Answer

sound

Question 3

Shakespeare writes in a combination of ________ and verse.

Accepted Answer

prose

Question 4

_______________ is when two opposites are put together.

Accepted Answer

Antithesis

Question 5

Characters also often end speeches with rhyming _________.

Accepted Answer

couplets

Question 6

An example of antithesis is light and __________.

Accepted Answer

dark

Question 7

Verse is like poetry and it has a set ________ and rhythm.

Accepted Answer

structure

Question 8

Iambic pentameter is like a ____________.

Accepted Answer

heartbeat

Question 9

Iambic pentameter consists of one soft beat and one strong beat repeated _______ times.

Accepted Answer

five

Question 10

The rhythm Shakespeare uses in his plays is called ________ pentameter.

Accepted Answer

iambic

Questions 10