Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 13 AIL 1241 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Blank Verse on Stage
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The idea
Unit six defined blank verse as unrhymed iambic pentameter and unit eight explained why it suited the stage. Both worked speeches are in it. Knowing the metre lets you hear where a line runs short, and a broken line usually marks a character interrupting or faltering.
In practice
A broken line marks a break in the speaker.
Where people slip
Units six and eight are needed here.
Your place on the trail
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