Analyzing Thisbe's Speech

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It was obvious that Quince tried to come up with a word that rhymed with hue. He used “Jew” but it did not fit in with the rest of the lines which made it sound silly. This is another proof that the craftsmen are not capable of writing a good play. Looking at Thisbe’s final speech once more, one can see that the first half her speech did not have a rhyme scheme. Thisbe’s speech had an unsteady rhythm. Most of the lines will have an trochaic trimester, which is poetry where the first syllables are accented and the meter referring to the rhythmic pattern (poetry4kids.com).

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