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SHAKESPEARE
Also known as Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of
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Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets and the number 9 plays a
significant role in their structure. Poems are divided
into 3 groups of 54, 28 and 27 sonnets respectively. The
group of 27 is further divided into 3 groups of 9. |
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Shakespeare's father was a glovemaker. |
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Shakespeare used Iambic pentameter rhythm in his plays
which is like a heartbeat, with one soft beat and one strong beat repeated five times. |
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Shakespeare wrote in a combination of prose and verse. Prose is a conversational way of speaking which doesn’t have a set rhythm or structure,
whereas verse always has a set rhythm and structure. |
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