9th_LA_2_3|2_Meter and Spondee.

Meter andSpondee

Activity I

Choose the correct word and complete the sentence

anapest

1. Lord Byron used __________in his poem 'The Destruction of Sennacherib.'

iambic pentameter

anapest

pyrrhic

dactyl

spondee

2. _________is the use of two stressed syllables in a line of poetry.

pyrrhic

iambic pentameter

spondee

dactyl

4. The pattern of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable is called ________.

trochee

anapest

trochee

didactic language

iambic pentameter

5. The pattern of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable is called ________.

iamb

dactyl

iamb

spondee

trochee

Activity II

Choose the correct answer

6. Which of the following is a character trait of Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

Steadfast

Cowardly

Trickster

Brave

7. Which character ''broke into the school-house at night'' and ''turned everything topsy-turvy?''

The Witches

The Headless Horseman

Ichabod Crane

Brom Bones

10. Who is the protagonist of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

Katrina Van Tassel

The Headless Horseman

Ichabod Crane

Brom Bones

9. Why does Ichabod Crane want to marry Katrina Van Tassel in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

Because she is very beautiful

Because the marriage has been arranged

Because Brom Bones wants to marry her

Because she will inherit wealth from her father

8. Which character ''broke into the school-house at night'' and ''turned everything topsy-turvy?''

The Witches

The Headless Horseman

Ichabod Crane

Brom Bones

Well done!!