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Midsummer Nuts & Bolts Review
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Iambic Pentameter Each line of iambic pentameter is composed of:
10 syllables containing 5 metric feet 1 unstressed and 1 stressed syllable per metric foot Example: “Cupid all armed; a certain aim he took…” (Oberon, Act II, Scene I)
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Blank Verse v. Free Verse
Blank Verse is unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter. Free Verse contains no regular rhythm or rhyme, but flows naturally like that of everyday speech.
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Blank Verse V. Free Verse Example
“Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour Draws on apace; four happy days bring in…” (Theseus, Act I, Scene I) Free Verse: “…and here’s a marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal. This green plot shall be our stage,…” (Quince, Act III, Scene I)
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Monologue v. Soliloquy A dramatic monologue is spoken by single character who addresses a silent or absent listener in a moment of high intensity or deep emotion. A soliloquy is a speech in a dramatic work in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud.
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Dramatis personae & glosses
The dramatis personae is the cast of characters in a play. 1. Where would one find this list? The glosses are the notes provided to help readers understand Shakespearean English.
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Poetic / Literary Devices
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Example: Oxymoron is the marriage of two contradictory terms. (i.e. cruel kindness & brave fear).
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Poetic / Literary Devices
Imagery refers to words and phrases that create a vivid sensory experience through any of the 5 senses. Allusion is a reference to a historical or fictional person, place or event with which the reader is assumed to be familiar. Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea.
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Other Play Devices An aside is a remark spoken in an undertone by a character, either to the audience or to another character. A foil is a character who provides a striking contrast to another character.
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Other Play Devices Rhymed couplets are a rhyming pair of lines and may be written in any rhythmic pattern. The crisis in a Shakespearean play happens in ACT III when tragic or unforeseen events occur. (Generally we discuss the crisis in tragedies, but you can apply this light-heartedly to comedies.)
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