Sonnet Structure
Sonnets, Insults
& Vocabulary
100

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write during his lifetime?

154

100

How many words is Shakespeare credited with inventing?

1700

200

Would Shakespeare always use the same rules for his sonnets?

No

200

Who popularized the Iambic Pentameter?

Geoffrey Chaucer

300

How many syllables does an Iambic Pentameter usually have?

10

300

Name 2 words that Shakespeare invented?

Swagger, Worthless, Generous

400

What play is the most famous example for Iambic Pentameter from?

Romeo and Juliet

400

Are the words that Shakespeare made still used today?


Yes

500

How many stressed words is there in the most famous example of the Iambic Pentameter?

20

500

Name 3 of his most famous sonnets

18, 29, 116, 147