Warm-Up: On the back of the handout: 1.List some things you already know about Romeo and Juliet. 2. What is a prologue? (You may have to look it up in the dictionary.)

Romeo and Juliet Prologue

Literary Terms: Shakespearean Sonnet: is a fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes. It has three four-line units (quatrains) followed by a concluding two-line unit (couplet). Quatrain: a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes. Couplet: two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

Rhyme Pattern A rhyme scheme is a pattern of end rhymes in lines of poetry. Typically, a rhyme scheme uses letters to show which lines rhyme. Ex: ABAB CDCD EFEF Ex: AABB CCDD EEFF

Example: Roses are Red Violets are Blue Sugar is Sweet And I love You. Rhyme Pattern: ABCB

Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents' strife. The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, And the continuance of their parents' rage, Which, but their children's end, naught could remove, Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage-- The which, if you with patient ears attend, What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.

Rhyme Pattern: Two households, both alike in dignity,A In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,B From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, A Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. B From forth the fatal loins of these two foes C A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; D Whose misadventured piteous overthrows C Doth with their death bury their parents' strife. D The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love, E And the continuance of their parents' rage, F Which, but their children's end, naught could remove, E Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage-- F The which, if you with patient ears attend, G What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. G

A paraphrase is… your own rendition of essential information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in a new form. a more detailed restatement than a summary, which focuses concisely on a single main idea.

Paraphrasing is a valuable skill because… the mental process required for successful paraphrasing helps you to grasp the full meaning of the original.

5 Steps to Effective Paraphrasing: Reread the original passage until you understand its full meaning. Look for key words that you already know. Set the original aside, and write your paraphrase on a note card or separate sheet of paper. Check your rendition with the original to make sure that your version accurately expresses all the essential information in a new form. Use quotation marks to identify any unique term or phraseology you have borrowed exactly from the source.

Now it’s your turn: With a partner paraphrase the prologue. When you finish, respond to the following on the back: 1.In your own words explain a Shakespearean sonnet and how to find the rhyme pattern in a poem. 2. Write a paragraph explaining the significance of this prologue. (Why is it here? What does it foreshadow?) TURN IN YOUR PAPER BEFORE YOU LEAVE