Shakespeare Flashcards
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Shakespeare
Shakespeare is best known for his plays:
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
Shakespeare contribution to poetry are
Significantly equal and have left an indelible mark on literature
His achievement in poetry:
154 sonnets
His sonnets delve into the themes of
Love, beauty, time
Morality
Shakespeare ability to blend personal reflection with universal themes has allowed his sonnets to
Resonate through the ages, captivating readers and influencing countless poets
Shakespeare use and manipulation of the English language contributed to the
Evolution of the language
Shakespeare contributed words such as
Lonely
Bedroom
Break the ice
Wild goose chase
Fourteen line poem, usually in iambic pentameter that follows one of a number of different rhyme schemes
Sonnet
The English Elizabeth or Shakespearen sonnet is divided into
Four parts
Three quatrains and a final couplet
The rhyme scheme of such a sonnet is
abab cdcd efef gg
Type of meter in which a line of poetry has five imabic feet, each comparing one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
Iambic pentameter
Poetic foot containing one weekly streed syllable followed by one strongly stressed syllable
Iambic
A line of poetry made up of imabs is said to be in
Iambic
More stress is placed on the
Second of two syllables
Line formed of 10 syllables, each line is divided into five segment known as feet and each foot has two syllables
Pentameter
Two lines of verse that rhyme
Couplet
Stanza of poetry containing four lines
Quatrain
Pattern of rhymes or rhymes at the end of lines of verse
Rhyme scheme
