Count your syllables and stresses carefully – remember you can’t change the normal stress of a word just to fit the meter. Write this down with each other, alternating lines. Shakespeares sonnets are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter, a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. In trying to express yourself, do you use specific kinds of words? Do you use short sentences or long sentences? And does your language change depending on the kind of emotion you’re feeling?Ĩ Have a conversation with one of your table partners exclusively in iambic pentameter. Shakespeare’s characters often speak in iambic pentameter when they are feeling… heightened emotions introspective passionate all of the above Dħ REFLECT & Discuss: Think about how you speak when you are feeling a strong emotion: anger, happiness, sadness, disappointment. Which of these lines is NOT iambic pentameter? “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?” “A little more than kin and less than kind.” “Just for a handful of silver he left us.” “So foul and fair a day I have not seen.” C Verbs and nouns are often stressed prepositions and articles are often unstressed. two, five five, five five, two three, two C
Iambic Pentameter contains_ feet, each of which contains _ syllables.
What is the stress pattern of an iamb? stressed, unstressed unstressed, stressed stressed, stressed unstressed, unstressed B Presentation on theme: 'Shakespeare & Iambic Pentameter'- Presentation transcript:
