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22 Cards in this Set
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Prose
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Language based on sentences w/out any metric structure/ pattern
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Poetry
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Language written in verse w/ organized form & metrical structure
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Meter
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-Rhythm of emphases/ stresses made into a regular pattern
-Regularizes rhythm of / and U syllables into recognizable patterns |
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Blank Verse
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-Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
-Form Shakespeare used for most of his plays |
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Foot
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Unit that measures the arrangement of unstressed and stressed syllables
-One unit of rhythm in a verse |
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Unstressed Syllables
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U
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Stressed Syllables
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/
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Iamb
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Unit/ foot consisting of U syllable followed by / syllable
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Pentameter
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Five metrical feet in each line, each foot consisting of one iamb (U /)
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Iambic Pentameter
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Verse that has 1 iamb/foot, 5 ft/line, total of 10 syllables/line
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Sonnet
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Favorite type of poem written in English
-Consists of single, 14-line poems -Sometimes whole narratives written in this form |
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Petrarch
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14th century poet who invented the sonnet
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# of Sonnets written by Shakespeare
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154
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Quatrain
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Sets of four lines in a sonnet (3 of them)
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Couplet
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Two lines at end of a sonnet
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Thematic Structure of Sonnets
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1st 2 Quatrains: set up problem; 3rd Quatrain: begins to answer problem; Ending Couplet: tries to solve problem
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The Montagues
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Lord, Lady, Romeo, Abram, Benvolio, Balthasar
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The Capulets
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Lord, Lady, Juliet, Nurse, Tybalt, Sampson, Gregory, Old Man, Peter
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Neutral Characters of Romeo & Juliet
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Chorus, Prince Escalus, Count Paris, Mercutio
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Bawdy Characters (Vulgar, Obscene)
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Mercutio & Nurse
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Lady Capulet
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Formal & Standoffish
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Foil
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Character who provides strong contrast to another character
-Writers use to emphasize distinctive traits/ make character look better by comparison |