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William Shakespeare was regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent playwright. He is often called England's national poet who tops the list of symbols that Britons feel most pride.
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caesura
Literature; Shakespeare
A Caesura is a natural pause in a line of poetry which tends to occur in the middle of a line. "He was my friend (CAESURA) faithful and just to me".
eulogy
Literature; Shakespeare
A speech made after a funeral usually designed to say good things about the person who has passed away. Some people argue that there are two eulogies in the play while others say only Mark Antony's ...
anacoenosis
Literature; Shakespeare
This is a specific type of rhetorical question where Antony asks the opinion of the audience while suggesting that there is a common interest.
feminine rhyme
Literature; Shakespeare
A feminine rhyme is when there is an extra unstressed syllable at the end of the line. "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him." In this case "him" is the extra syllable.
iambic
Literature; Shakespeare
Iambic is Shakespeare's most popular meter. It is the opposite of trochee - / like pretend. It is used commonly throughout Julius Caesar.
polyptoton
Literature; Shakespeare
This is a unique rhetorical technique used when a word with the same root word is repeated for effect. This is different than pure repetition because the word will have different suffixes.