Shakespearean Language

Question 1

Iamb

Answer 1

two syllable unit w/stress on the 2nd syllable

Question 2

Iambic Pentameter

Answer 2

line consisting of 5 iambs (10 syllables altogether)

Question 3

Blank Verse

Answer 3

unrhymed iambic pentameter

Question 4

Couplet

Answer 4

two successive lines of rhyming verse (couplets at the end of passages)

Question 5

Quatrain

Answer 5

4 lines of verse

Question 6

Sonnet

Answer 6

14-line poem

Question 7

Shakespearean Sonnet

Answer 7

3 quatrains and a couplet

Question 8

What is the form of a Shakespearean Sonnet?

Answer 8

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

Question 9

What is the plot structure of a Shakespearean play?

Answer 9

Act 1: Exposition
Act 2: Rising Action
Act 3: Climax
Act 4: Falling Action
Act 5: Resolution