Analyzing and Interpreting Literature / Unit 8 AIL 0716 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Why Blank Verse Suited the Stage
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The idea
Rhyme calls attention to line endings and makes speech sound composed. Removing it while keeping five beats produces verse that can pass for heightened talk. Shakespeare's plays run on it, which is why units thirteen and fourteen need this unit before they can work a scene.
In practice
Heightened talk, not song.
Where people slip
Drama depends on this form.
Your place on the trail
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