Shakespeares Language

Question 1

What did Shakespeare understand the importance of when speaking?

Answer 1

Creating rhythm when speaking

Question 2

What did Shakespeare do with his words.

Answer 2

Emphasize certain words and add dramatic effect

Question 3

When it comes to inverted sentences what does Shakespeare like to do?

Answer 3

Shakespeare likes to put the verb before the subject

Question 4

What was Shakespeare also famous for in his writing?

Answer 4

Word omission

Question 5

T’is

Answer 5

It is

Question 6

O’er

Answer 6

Over

Question 7

Ne’er

Answer 7

Never

Question 8

Oft’

Answer 8

Often

Question 9

E’en

Answer 9

Even

Question 10

Heavy

Answer 10

Sorrowful

Question 11

Sadly

Answer 11

Seriously

Question 12

Happy

Answer 12

Fortunate

Question 13

But

Answer 13

Only, except for

Question 14

Against

Answer 14

In preparation for

Question 15

Marry

Answer 15

Indeed

Question 16

Blank Verse

Answer 16

Unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter

Question 17

What is an iamb?

Answer 17

An iamb is a metric foot with 2 syllables: one UNSTRSSED syllable is followed by one STRESSED syllable

Question 18

How many syllables per line?

Answer 18

10

Question 19

Does iambic pentameter rhyme?

Answer 19

Iambic pentameter rhymes and creates rhythm when speaking

Question 20

Meter

Answer 20

The number of feet or iambs in a line

Question 21

Pentameter

Answer 21

A line of verse containing 5 metrical units called feet or iambs

Question 22

How many lines does a sonnet have?

Answer 22

14

Question 23

How are the 14 lies broken down?

Answer 23

The 14 lines are broken down into 3 QUATRAINS and 1 COUPLET

Question 24

Shakespearean sonnets are written in iambic pentameter? true or false?

Answer 24

True

Question 25

1st Quatrain

Answer 25

ABAB

Question 26

2nd Quatrain

Answer 26

CDCD

Question 27

3rd Quatrain

Answer 27

EFEF

Question 28

The Couplet

Answer 28

GG

Question 29

What does the 1st quatrain identify?

Answer 29

The theme/ subject

Question 30

What does the 2nd quatrain develop?

Answer 30

The theme

Question 31

What discussion is brought up in the 3rd quatrain?

Answer 31

The final discussion of theme

Question 32

What does the Couplet acts as?

Answer 32

Acts as a conclusion to the sonnet

Question 33

How many sonnets did Shakespeare right?

Answer 33

154

Question 34

Shakespeare wrote to both men and women in his sonnets true or false?

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Topics of his sonnets include: Love Mortality Beauty Passage of time True or False?

Answer 35

True