Shakespeare language feature Flashcards

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Accent

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the representation of local vernacular, often denoted through misspelling or apostrophe

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Theatre

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meaning of both the discipline of performance.

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3
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non-linear narration

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events include flashbacks and flashforwards

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4
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aside

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a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play

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5
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soliloquy

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a single lenghty speech, made when no other characters are on stage

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playwright

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a person who writes plays

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7
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stratfordupon avon

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birthplace of shakespeare

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8
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Dialogue

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a conversation between people

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9
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monologue

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a long speech by one actor

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10
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iambic pentameter

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10 syllables. Has a rhythm of da-DUM. Often love poems because it reinforces the beauty of the words and associations with the heart

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11
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kaitiakitanga

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guardianship of natural reasources and elements of sustaninability

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12
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verse

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have the appearance of a poem. For higher classes. Its also considered emotional e.g. Macbeth

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13
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manaakitanga

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the process of showing respect, generosity, and care for others

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14
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prose

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lines written across the entirety of the page. For servants and lower class. Or when upper class speaks to lower class.

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15
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Blank verse

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lines that do not rhyme but still use the rhythm for dramatic monologue

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16
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trochee

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a heart skipping a beat. SO its DA-dum. often for when something is unusual, something is happening.

17
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feminine ending

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a normal iambic pentameter but the last syllable is unstressed . e.g. 11 syllables and the final is unstressed.