shakespeare powerpoint

William Shakespeare

-born in April 1564

-went to school and got educated

-was an actor

-wrote 38 plays and poems

Verse vs prose

-verse is language that rhymes and meter, organized in lines with number of syllables

-prose is there is no meter and doesn't rhyme, written in sentences

usage verse vs prose

-verse used high status(king or queen) and tragic events( war)

-prose used low status(servants) and usually about accusations, comedic moments

Meter

-is a pattern stressed and unstressed

-responsible creating rhythm

Meter and foot

foot- group of syllables complete metrical pattern

meter-pattern and number of line in verse

iambic pentameter- common metrical pattern used shakespeare

iambic pentameter

iambic

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