Shakespeare Language Flashcards
1
Q
unrhymed iambic pentameter
A
blank verse
2
Q
the combination of a strong stress and its associated weak stress that make up the recurring metric unit of a line of verse
A
foot
3
Q
an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
A
iamb
4
Q
a ten syllable line consisting of five iambs
A
iambic pentameter
5
Q
a recognizable rhythm in a line of verse consisting of a regularly recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
A
meter
6
Q
Octave + Sestet; abba abba cdcdcd/cdecde
A
Petrachan sonnet
7
Q
ordinary speech with no regular pattern of accentual rhythm
A
Prose
8
Q
two successive lines in which the final words of rhyme with each other
A
rhyming couplets
9
Q
three quatrains and a couplet; abab cdcd efef gg
A
Shakespearean Sonnet
10
Q
dramatic change in thought or emotion in the sonnet
A
volta
