Shakespear
What are the distinguishing qualities of Shakespeare’s comedy?
End in happiness and - often - a wedding.
What is the definition of monologue
Monologue: A lengthy speech by one character delivered to other characters who are on stage.
What is voice?
The quality - the poet's "sound"
What is a meter?
measure of beats per line
What are the distinguishing qualities of Shakespeare’s tragedy?
End in death and destruction.
What is the definiton of soliloquy
A lengthy speech in which a character - alone on speech - expresses his or her thoughts or feelings.
What is apostrophe?
What is apostrophe?A rhetorical device in which the speacker directly adresses a person who is dead or absent, an object, or an abstract concept.
What is free verse?
poetry not written with a regular pattern of rhyme or meter.
What are the distinguishing qualities of Shakespeare’s romances?
This type uses the dramatic conventions of both tragedy and comedy.
What is the definition of motif
When writers use recurring patterns of imagery, symbols, and language.
What is syntax?
The arrangement of words into phrases, clause, and sentences.
What is blank verse?
lines of unrhymed iambic pentameter, reflects natural
speech;high-born, high-ranking, or aristocratic characters in Shakespeare's
plays often spoke in blank verse, while the more “common” characters such as
peasants and comic jokesters spoke in prose (sentences, not poetic sounding).
What does blank verse usually reveal about a character in a Shakespeare play?
It clarifies characters' social status and contributes to the tone of their
interactions.
Rhyming couplets
What is articulate?
(of a person or a person's words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
What is iamb?
an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
What are a few key strategies for reading Shakespeare?
Familiarize yourself with the meanings of common archaic words in Shakespeare.
If a sentence uses inverted syntax, identify its subjects and verbs. Then, rephrase the sentence, placing the subject before the verb.
Look for capital letters and end marks to see where the sentences begin and end.
What is the definiton of rhyming couplets
A pair of lines that have the same meter and the end words that rhyme.
What is contentious?
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
What is iambic pentameter?
has five iambs in one line