11/6/09

11-06-09

Shakespeare Notes

- Sonnet - poem that's 14 lines and an octave and a sextet. Shakespeare used these quite frequently.

- Iambic Pentameter - when the emphasis is on the second syllable. Shakespeare tends to write in iambic pentameter. The emphasis is placed in beats of two syllables and every second syllable is stressed.

EXAMPLE: "whose woods these are i think i know." Unstressed. Stressed

"to be or not to be, that is the question"

- Shakespeare invented 1,700 words in the English language. (according to some sources)

(Because Mr.Bourne is amazing, he wants us to be aware of vampire kitties or we might have our blood drained and replaced with ketchup)