Shakespeare stuff

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What is a sonnet

a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line

What is the usual rhyme scheme of Shakespearean sonnets

abab cdcd efef

what is a blank verse

Close to normal speech rhythms and patterns.

what is a double entendre

phrases or words which have double meanings, one of which is usually sexual in nature

iambic pentameter

10 syllable line divided into 5 iambic feet (one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.

imagery

language which works to evoke images in your mind

metaphor

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is replaced by another, often indicating a likeness or similarity between them

prose

normal speech rhythm. Shakespeare often wrote certain characters speaking either in all  verse or all prose, indicating some personality trait of the character. If the character deviates  from its normal form, be aware of a changing state of mind…often prose signals a character  slipping into insanity

pun

a play on words that either sound alike or that have multiple meanings  

rhyming couplet

two rhyming lines at the end of a speech, signaling that a character is leaving  the stage or that the scene is ending

simile

a figure of speech comparing 2 unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

monologue

a long speech an actor in a play usually addressing other characters on stage

aside

words spoken (i.e., comments, remarks) by a character in a play that can be heard by the audience but not the other characters.

soliloquy

a lengthy speech in which a character in a play, while alone on stage, expresses his or her thoughts to the audience