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What is poetry?

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concentrated language, also known as verse - produced through both rhythm and sound

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What is prose?

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ordinary everyday language

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What is meter?

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The use of regular rhythmic patterns in language

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What is iambic pentameter?

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a metrical pattern + unrhymed (words at the end of a line do not rhyme)

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What does (iamb) mean?

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a unit of speech that contains one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

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What are the main themes of Petrachan Love?

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intensity of love, love is perfect, the issue is that the lover is mortal, anti-sex, lover is melancholy, lover wants to be alone, love is not returned - UNREQUITED LOVE!!!

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What is omission?

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leaving out words to sometimes even create ryhmes
ex. - heard the news, instead of, have you heard the news

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What is Inversion

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rearranging words to create new rhythms or to emphasize certain words.
ex. - goes he, instead of, he goes..

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What is archaic language?

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words that are familiar, that contain different meanings *can be due to context

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What is a classical allusion?

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an indirect reference to something from Greek/Roman mythology

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What is a biblical allusion?

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an indirect reference to something from the bible

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What is a pun?

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a play on words, but really a play on the sound of words

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What is paradox?

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a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true

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What is the structure of a sonnet?

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a poetic form consisting of 14 lines

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What does a Shakespearean stanza intail?

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three 4 line stanzas and a final rhymed couplet

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What is the rhyme scheme?

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ABABCDCDEFEFGG

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What else is there to know about rhyme schemes?

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written in iambic pentameter, every line has 10 syllables consisting of five iambs
ex. - duh-DUH, duh-DUH, duh-DUH, duh-DUH, duh-DUH

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What is sonnet 18 about?

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speculated to be about a certain young man… it is about love and comparing ones love to a summers day, although the catch is that it may not all be so great, and you can’t even describe it so a summers day because they are too perfect for even that

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What are the last 2 lines of sonnet 18 and what do they suggest?

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“so long as men can breathe or eyes can see” - this suggests that human life is temporary but poetry will last forever. as long as there is someone to read or say these words their love and beauty will go on forever

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Why did Shakespeare use iambic pentameter?

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it is very catchy, and used in everyday life often accidentally, for example a lot of pop songs use it

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Born

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1564

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Died

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(april 23?) 1616

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Home

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Stratford-upon-avon

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Parents

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John and Mary Arden Shakespeare

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Facts about parents
John - glove maker + local politician Mary - daughter of wealthy landowner
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School facts
Kings New School in Stratford, very rigorous and long, he studied rhetoric, history, latin, and logic - dropped out of middle school when his father lost his fortune
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who did he marry and when
Anne Hathaway in 1582 *she was pregnant at the time they got married with their first child
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children
Had twins in 1585 - Hammet and Judith, Hammet died at age 11 from the plague *+ their first child
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When were the "lost years" and what happened during them?
1583-1592, sometime during this period Shakespeare moved to London and began working in theatre, no one really knows what exactly he was doing. he was around 19-28 years old during this time period
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When was the globe theatre built?
1599, he was a priamary investor
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What acting group was he apart of?
Lord Chamberlain's Men (kings men) he was also a part owner of it
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When did the globe theatre burn down?
1613 during one of his plays
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total # of plays?
38
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comedies
14
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histories
10
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tragedies
10
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romances
4
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total # of sonnets
154 * potentially others he could have collaborated on
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Where was he buried?
Holy Trinity Church in Stratford
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What about his will
he left his money, horses, and stables to both of his son and laws
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what was the language of Shakespeare?
Early Modern English - basically modern english but it had some holdovers, he made certain words we use today popular like critical, majestic, dwindle, and phrases too - like one fell swoop, flesh and blood, and vanish into thin air - EME was a mix of old and new - rural + urban words/images, it was understandable by the lowest peasant and highest noble
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why is Shakespeare so popular after he died many years ago?
he understood human emotions and included things people cared about in his work like love and war ect. - his work was very powerful and beautiful
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who are the groundlings?
the people who had cheap standing seats in the theatre, they paid a penny for it, they were the worst seats in the theatre
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Paragraph about the theater - who went, how officials viewed it, costumes, challenges, women in the theatre ect.
Everyone went to plays no matter who you were, it was a very common thing back then. Officials viewed plays as a place for prostitutes and pickpocketers to easily be, especially in the groundlings. The plague could also spread quickly in the groundlings, and since plays were during the day it took people away from their jobs so no one would be working. Costumes were vital, they were colorful, flamboyant, and elegant. They stood out from everyday clothing which was dull for the common folk. Clothing at the time represented status and certain colors could only be worn by the upper class, like purple. Some challenges for the plays was that they didn't have many props, lighting, or sets so the language was very important. Plays were also only performed during the day because that is when the light was best because they didn't have artificial lighting at the time. It was forbidden. by law for women to be in theatre, it was seen as wrong. So women's main job at the time was marriage.
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Facts about the Queen
Queen Elizabeth I, by 1593 had ruled for 40 years. She loved the theatre and always attended plays. Good education, known as "the virgin queen" because she never married. It served her well not to because she had power in court and authority.
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Where did Shakespeare grow up?
In the country side
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What happened in 1569?
John (Shakespeare's father) was elected mayor
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what was their family's religion
Catholic?
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siblings?
John and Mary had 2 daughters before Shakespeare was born
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When did he start school?
Started school at age 7 in 1571, just when England was starting a revolution and a lot more schools arose
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2 most important things during school?
grammar + protestant godliness = good schooling
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Other facts about school
latin was the core of European culture, the town council chose the teachers, some teachers still followed the catholic religion in secret, he preformed lots of plays at school
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What happened in 1573?
Shakespeare turned 9 and went to the "big" school

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