Hamlet Close Analysis Flashcards

1
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Ambiguity

A

-multiple meanings

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2
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Apostrophe

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– addresses inanimate or absent thing as though it is there.

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3
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Assonance

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  • repetition of vowel sounds
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4
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Anadiplosis -

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Starting one clause with the final word of the previous clause

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5
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Consonance-

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repetition of consonants

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6
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Hyberbole –

A

exaggeration

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7
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Metaphysical conceit -

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metaphor or simile that links two apparently unrelated fields in an unusual conjunction of ideas.

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8
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Spondee-

A

stressed then stressed

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9
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Syntax –

A

word order/ sentence structure

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10
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Synaesthesia-

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opposite senses used to describe the sense “darkness visible”

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11
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Trochee-

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stressed unstressed

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12
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Blank Verse

A

unrhymed iambic pentameter

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13
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Caesura

A

break in a a line, punctuation

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14
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Chiasmus –

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reversal of words in grammatical structure eg) “to be or not to be”

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15
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Enjambement

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lines run into one another

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16
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End stopped line

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using a full stop at the end of the line

17
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Feminine/masculine ending

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feminine in unstressed masculine is stressed

18
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Rhyming couplet

A

two rhyming lines

19
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Aside

A

heard by the audience but not members of the cast

20
Q

Anapest

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unstressed/unstressed/ stressed or galloping meter – builds tension

21
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Diction

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formal (polysyllabic eg – Polonius) neutral – direct simple low – relaxed colloquialisms

22
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Dactylic rhyme

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rhyming words of three or more syllables where the last syllable isn’t stressed eg) gravity/depravity

23
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Heroic couplet

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two successive rhyming lines of iambic pentameter, second line is usually end stopped.

24
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Foot/Prosody

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a measured combination of heavy and light stresses

25
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Trochaic rhyme

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rhyming words of two syllables in which the first syllable is stressed eg) flower/ shower

26
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Slant rhyme

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rhyme in consonants not vowels eg) slim/ham

27
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Idiomatic phrases

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literal meaning is different to intended meaning - eg) hold your tongue