Intro to Shakespearean Poetry & Language

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Intro to Shakespearean Poetry & Language Mrs. Toney Spring 2011

Rhythm in Poetry Like music, language has rhythm Meter In poetry, this is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables Meter Meter is the pattern of rhythm established by a poem dependent not only on the number of syllables in a line but also on the way those syllables are accented

Types of Meter in Poetry The rhythmic unit is made up of one stressed syllables, and one or or two unstressed ones. This is called a “foot” The 3 types of feet are: Iamb (reSIST) Trochee (ABsent) Spondee (GOAL LINE) Number of Feet in a line: 3 = Trimeter 4 = Tetrameter 5 = Pentameter

Shakespeare Uses Iambic Pentameter A foot may be iambic, which follows a pattern of unstressed/stressed syllables For example, read aloud: "The DOG went WALKing DOWN the ROAD and BARKED.“ Because there are five iambs, or feet, this line follows the conventions of iambic pentameter (pent = five), the common form in Shakespeare's time. Stressed syllables are labeled with a "/" mark and unstressed syllables with a "U" mark.

Shakespearean Sonnets Sonnets are a form of poetry that follow a very specific formula. They are written in blank verse (10 syllables) using iambic pentameter

Elizabethan/Shakespearean Sonnets Poem consisting of 14 lines Has a very specific rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Written in iambic pentameter Each line contains 10 syllables. The words in each line make a pattern where an un-emphasized (soft) syllable is followed by an emphasized (strong) syllable. Sonnets are often love poems, but they don’t necessarily have to be.

Sonnets In short, Shakespearean sonnets have: 14 lines total which are made up of: 3 quatrains Stanzas with 4 lines each 1 couplet Stanzas with 2 lines each

Sonnets, yay!

The Language of R & J The prologue is a sonnet The rest of the play is written in blank verse Blank verse = type of poetry with meter, but no rhyme Much of the play is also written in iambic pentameter In other words, this is a play that is written like a poem, that reads like a story!!

The Language of Shakespeare ‘anon: soon; right away aught: anything coz: cousin; close friends ere: before e’er: ever god-den: good evening God gi’ go-den: God give you a good evening hence: from here

Elizabethan Words to Know hie: hurry hither: here marry: a short form of “by the Virgin Mary” and so a mild exclamation morrow: morning naught: nothing o’er: over prithee: pray for thee, or please Sirrah: a term used to address a servant

More Elizabethan Terms to Know soft: be still; quiet; wait a minute thither: there whence: where wherefore: why wot: know yond, yonder: over there