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Macbeth Act II

blank verse, trochaic foot, anapestic foot, prose, comic relief, read blank verse for meaning, augment, palpable, stealthy, multitudinous, equivocate, predominance, commonly confused words lie and lay
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blank verseunrhymed iambic pentameter (invented during the English Renaissance to reflect natural speech
iambunstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable [Methought I heard a voice cry, "Sleep no more!"]
trochaic footvariation of meter [List'ning their fear, I could nt say 'Amen']
anapestic footvariation of meter
prosewriting that is not divided into poetic lines and lacks a definite rhythm
comic reliefa humorous break from a tense mood
reading strategy for blank verseto read blank verse for meaning, follow sentences past line endings
augment (v.make greater; enlarge
palpable (adj.)capable of being touched or felt
stealthy (adj.)sly
multitudinous (adj.)existing in great numbers
equivocate (v.)to use terms that have two or more meanings to mislead purposely or deceive
predominance (n.)superiority
lie (v.)to lie down or on [past: lay; past participle: lain]
lay (v.)to place [past and past participle: laid]


Mrs. Carol Moore
Teacher
English Language Institute
Valdosta, GA

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