Shakespeares Language Flashcards
What did Shakespeare understand the importance of when speaking?
Creating rhythm when speaking
What did Shakespeare do with his words.
Emphasize certain words and add dramatic effect
When it comes to inverted sentences what does Shakespeare like to do?
Shakespeare likes to put the verb before the subject
What was Shakespeare also famous for in his writing?
Word omission
T’is
It is
O’er
Over
Ne’er
Never
Oft’
Often
E’en
Even
Heavy
Sorrowful
Sadly
Seriously
Happy
Fortunate
But
Only, except for
Against
In preparation for
Marry
Indeed
Blank Verse
Unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter
What is an iamb?
An iamb is a metric foot with 2 syllables: one UNSTRSSED syllable is followed by one STRESSED syllable
How many syllables per line?
10
Does iambic pentameter rhyme?
Iambic pentameter rhymes and creates rhythm when speaking
Meter
The number of feet or iambs in a line
Pentameter
A line of verse containing 5 metrical units called feet or iambs
How many lines does a sonnet have?
14
How are the 14 lies broken down?
The 14 lines are broken down into 3 QUATRAINS and 1 COUPLET
Shakespearean sonnets are written in iambic pentameter? true or false?
True
1st Quatrain
ABAB
2nd Quatrain
CDCD
3rd Quatrain
EFEF
The Couplet
GG
What does the 1st quatrain identify?
The theme/ subject
What does the 2nd quatrain develop?
The theme
What discussion is brought up in the 3rd quatrain?
The final discussion of theme
What does the Couplet acts as?
Acts as a conclusion to the sonnet
How many sonnets did Shakespeare right?
154
Shakespeare wrote to both men and women in his sonnets true or false?
True
Topics of his sonnets include:
Love
Mortality
Beauty
Passage of time
True or False?
True
