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The ______ is the pattern of beats in a line of poetry. It is a combination of the number of beats and arrangement of stresses.
 
meter
 
syllable
 
rhythm
 
beat
How many unstressed syllables are there in the following line: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
5
How many stressed syllables are there in the following line: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
5
How many syllables are there in the following line: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
10
What was Shakespeare's favourite meter?
Iambic pentameter
A certain number of stressed and unstressed syllables forming a unique unit is called a _____.
 
foot
 
tooth
 
leg
 
arm
Poetic meter is ________.
rhythm
One of the most important things in Shakespeare's language is ______.
 
stress
 
syllables
 
metaphor
 
repetition
Iambic pentameter contains _____ feet, each of which contains _____ syllables
 
Five, two
 
Five, five
 
Two, five
 
Three, two
What is the stress pattern of an iamb?
 
Unstressed, stressed
 
Stressed, stressed
 
Stressed, unstressed
 
Unstressed, unstressed