Iambic Pentameter Practice

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    Is this line written in iambic pentameter?  One must have a mind of winter

    • Yes
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This quiz, titled 'Iambic Pentameter Practice,' assesses understanding of iambic pentameter through analysis of various lines from literature. It evaluates the ability to identify the metrical foot in English poetry, crucial for students of English literature.

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  • 2. 

    Is this line written in iambic pentameter?  For soon enough the woods, the hawk, and he

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    Yes -- for SOON | eNOUGH | the WOODS, | the HAWK, | and HE

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  • 3. 

    Is this line written in iambic pentameter?  Go and catch a falling star

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. No
    Explanation
    No -- GO and | CATCH a | FALLing | STAR

    This line has only seven syllables, not ten, and does not use the iambic stress pattern.

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  • 4. 

    Is this line written in iambic pentameter?  I only know that summer sang in me

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    Yes -- i ON | ly KNOW | that SUM | mer SANG | in ME

    This has ten syllables (five feet) in the iambic da-DUM stress pattern.

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  • 5. 

    Is this line in iambic pentameter?  I know that I shall meet my fate

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. No
    Explanation
    No -- i KNOW | that I | shall MEET | my FATE

    This is a tricky one. It's in the iambic stress pattern -- da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM. But there are only eight syllables -- four feet -- instead of five. So it's called iambic tetrameter (four feet), not pentameter.

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  • 6. 

    Is this line written in iambic pentameter?  But if they answered him, we haven't heard

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    Yes -- but IF | they AN | swered HIM | we HAVE | n't HEARD

    Five feet (ten syllables), following the iambic stress pattern.

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  • 7. 

    Is this line in iambic pentameter?  I have outwalked the furthest city light

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. Yes
    Explanation
    Yes -- i HAVE | outWALKED | the FURTH | est CI | ty LIGHT

    Ten syllables (five feet) in the iambic da-DUM stress pattern.

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  • 8. 

    Is this line in iambic pentameter?  and time has thrown us free under the timeless moon

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. No
    Explanation
    No -- and TIME | has THROWN | us FREE | UNder | the TIME | less MOON

    The stress pattern is close to iambic (with the exception of the word under). But the line has twelve syllables, or six feet, so it's not iambic.

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  • 9. 

    Is this line in iambic pentameter?  Over the city the moon rides in mist

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. No
    Explanation
    No -- OV-er the CI-ty the MOON rides in MIST

    This has ten syllables, but it's in a different stress pattern: DUM da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM.

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  • 10. 

    Is this line written in iambic pentameter?   who always has advice in these matters

    • Yes

    • No

    Correct Answer
    A. No
    Explanation
    No -- who AL | ways HAS | adVICE | in these | MATters

    This line has five feet (ten syllables), but does not use the iambic stress pattern.

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