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Romeo and Juliet Terminology 1

sonnet. A poem with 14 lines Written in iambic pentameterDefinite rhyme schemeElizabethan (Shakespearean) sonnetABAB CDCD EFEF GG. quatrain. Four unified lines of poetryElizabethan sonnets have 3 quatrains ending with a couplet. couplet. Two unified lines of poetry. Iambic pentameter. Ten sylla

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Romeo and Juliet Terminology 1

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    1. Romeo and Juliet Terminology 1

    2. sonnet A poem with 14 lines Written in iambic pentameter Definite rhyme scheme Elizabethan (Shakespearean) sonnet ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

    3. quatrain Four unified lines of poetry Elizabethan sonnets have 3 quatrains ending with a couplet

    4. couplet Two unified lines of poetry

    5. Iambic pentameter Ten syllables per line, an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? 

    6. pun A pun is a variety of a usually humorous play on words involving  the multiple meanings of an expression, or two expressions that sound similar.

    7. Apothecary (n.) Pharmacist; one who sells drugs legally.

    8. We got the prescription filled by the apothecary.

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