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Shakespearean Language Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Iamb

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two syllable unit w/stress on the 2nd syllable

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Iambic Pentameter

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line consisting of 5 iambs (10 syllables altogether)

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Blank Verse

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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Couplet

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two successive lines of rhyming verse (couplets at the end of passages)

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Quatrain

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4 lines of verse

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Sonnet

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14-line poem

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Shakespearean Sonnet

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3 quatrains and a couplet

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What is the form of a Shakespearean Sonnet?

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ABABCDCDEFEFGG

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What is the plot structure of a Shakespearean play?

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Act 1: Exposition
Act 2: Rising Action
Act 3: Climax
Act 4: Falling Action
Act 5: Resolution
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