A Beka English Literature Quiz 4 pp. 69-75
The correspondence of sounds
rhyme
The regular recurrence of sounds
Rhythm
The repetition of accented or stressed vowel sound and all succeeding sounds in words which come at the ends of lines of poetry
End rhyme
measured rhythm of a poem
meter
The pattern in a line of poetry consisting of one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables is called a…
foot
one unaccented followed by an accented syllable
iamb
an accented followed by an unaccented one
trochee
two unaccented syllables followed by an accented one
anapest
an accented syllable followed by two unaccented ones
dactyl
two accented syllables
spondee
consisting of one accented syllable
monosyllabic foot
a favorite meter because it is especially suited to the natural movement of our English language
Iambic pentameter
unrhymed iambic pentameter
Blank verse
a nine-line stanza having a rhyme scheme of ababbcbcc the first eight lines being in iambic pentameter, the ninth in iambic hexameter
Spenserian stanza
Author of The Faerie Queene
Edmund Spenser
the poet’s poet
Edmund Spenser
Spenser intended for each book to develop one of the
twelve moral virtues
Gloriana
Queen Elizabeth and Glory
Red Cross Knight depicts the virtue of
Holiness
Virgin Una depicts the virtue of
Truth
The hideous monster depicts
Error
A form of literature written in prose or poetry or a combination of the two which relies on action to portray life or character. It tells a story by actions and dialogue
Drama
aid in producing the play and help the reader visualize the setting of scenes by giving details of time, place and the entrances and exits of characters and other pointers
stage directions
the speeches between two or more characters or all the speeches of the play taken collectively
Dialogue
A speech by one character alone on the stage
Soliloquy
A character either directly addresses the audience or another character to comment on the action
Aside
the actual movement and speech of characters performing or “acting out” situations on the stage
action
the persons who perform the action
characters
the arrangement of events
plot
introduces the character and conflict and provides the necessary background
Exposition
Drama is divided into two types what are they?
Tragedy and comedy
ENDS UNHAPPILY
TRAGEDY
ENDS HAPPILY
COMEDY
Author of Doctor Faustus
Christopher Marlowe