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1 Shakespearean Sonnets

2 Shakespearean sonnet:
a 14 line stanza written in iambic pentameter uses the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg can be divided into three quatrains and a couplet.

3 Iambic Pentameter: lines of poetry that can be divided into 5 metric feet with alternately unstressed and stressed syllables. Shall I/ compare/ thee to/ a sum/ mer's day Thou art/ more lov/ly and/ more temp/orate My name/ is John/ I love/to go/ to school

4 Paraphrase: A paraphrase takes difficult language and explains it in easier, more understandable, language. It is usually as long as and often longer than the original piece. It does not contain any of the original language.


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