Untitled Flashcards Set

a: he####a': on####an' or and: if####Anon: Soon, right away, coming####but: if, or only####Good-den or go-den: Good evening####hap or happy: luck or lucky####humor: mood, or moisture####Jack: common fellow, ordinary guy####maid: unmarried girl, or virgin####mark/hark: listen to####nice: trivial, foolish####owes: owns####shrift: confession or forgiveness####Soft: Quiet, hush####Stay: Wait####Withal: with that, with####wot: know####Wherefore: why####Ere: before####Dost/doth: do/does####Thou/thee: you####Whither: to where####Hast: have####Iambic pentameter: Each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable (think of the word prefer), for a total of 5 ( = pent) units (iambs) in each line.####Blank verse: Unrhymed iambic pentameter####Couplets: Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme (think, a couple is two people, so a couplet is two lines).####End-stopped line: Has punctuation at its end####Run-on line: No punctuation at the end of the line, meaning it is to be read continuously with the following lines (you do not pause at the end of a line unless there is punctuation).####Shakespearean Sonnet: 14 lines written in iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg (the prologue is a sonnet).####