Rhyme Schemes Flashcards
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Rhymed Verse
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Follows AABBCC. When the Athenian lovers speak passionately about their love it tends to rhyme.
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Iambic Pentameter
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An ‘iamb’ is an I accented syllable followed by an accented one. ‘Penta’ means ‘five’ and ‘meter’ refers to a regular rhythmic pattern. It’s a kind of rhythmic pattern that consists of five iambs per line. Considered the fancy way to talk.
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Cataplectic Trochaic Tetrameter
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When the last syllable of the line is cut off. An accented syllable followed by an in unaccented syllable that sounds like dum-da dum-da dum-da dum-da. Shakespeare uses this for supernatural beings.
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Prose
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Ordinary folks don’t talk in a special rhythm, they just talk.
