Terms Flashcards
Iambic pentameter
A line of verse that has five iambs (unstressed syllable followed by one stressed)
Bard
Shakespeare’s nickname meaning poet
Rhythm
repeated pattern of movement or sound
Meter
The rhythm of a piece of poetry determined by the number and length of feet in a line.
Couplet
Two lined poem, joined by a rhyme.
Enjambment
the continuation of a sentence without a pause
Shakespeare’s two theater groups
- King’s men
- Lord chamberlain’s men
Groundling/ Penny Knave
The people who payed a penny to get into the plays
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action, not literal
Simile
figure of speech, comparison of one thing to another of a different kind, using and or like
Figurative Language
Not taken literally, metaphorical language, compare two things that aren’t seemingly alike
Sonnet
14 lined poem, 10 syllables a line, rhyme scheme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG
The Rose
Shakespeare’s original theatre
Aside
a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience, but unheard by the others in the play.
Soliloquy
an act of speaking ones thought to ones self
Blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
a metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary or break
End-stopped line
repetition of syllables
rhyme
