I (AM) Bic Pentameter Made Easy

a slideshow on iambic pentameter used by William Shakespeare

1. I (AM) BIC PENTAMETERI (AM) BIC PENTAMETER
MADE EASYMADE EASY
John EddyJohn Eddy
Module Tech 110Module Tech 110
Oct. 16, 2008Oct. 16, 2008

2. StandardsStandards
3.0 Literary Response and Analysis. Students
read and respond to historically or culturally
significant works of literature that reflect and
enhance their studies of history and social
science.
 3.1 Articulate the relationship between the
expressed purposes and the characteristics of
different forms of dramatic literature.
3.12 Analyze the way in which a work of
literature is related to the themes and issues of
its historical period.

3. I(AM)BIC PENTAMETERI(AM)BIC PENTAMETER
It’s the BeatIt’s the Beat
Alphabet Soup Alphabet Soup
Will’s WorldWill’s World
Cool Copy CatCool Copy Cat
It Began with ItaliansIt Began with Italians
It Ends with YouIt Ends with You

4. IT’S THE BEATIT’S THE BEAT
10 Syllables10 Syllables
Unstressed odd syllablesUnstressed odd syllables
Stressed even syllablesStressed even syllables
Five times overFive times over

5. ALPHABET SOUP RHYMEALPHABET SOUP RHYME
Petrarchan Petrarchan
SpenserianSpenserian
ShakespearianShakespearian

6. WILL’S WORLDWILL’S WORLD
His SonnetsHis Sonnets
His Heroic CoupletsHis Heroic Couplets
His PlaysHis Plays

7. COOL COPY CATCOOL COPY CAT
Spenser comes firstSpenser comes first
Shakespeare followsShakespeare follows

8. IT BEGAN WITH ITALIANSIT BEGAN WITH ITALIANS
Petrarchan rhythmPetrarchan rhythm
Influences EnglandInfluences England
Modified by SpenserModified by Spenser
Revised by WillRevised by Will

9. IT ENDS WITH YOUIT ENDS WITH YOU
I AM journal entriesI AM journal entries
What’s your line?What’s your line?
Let’s be like WillLet’s be like Will

10. I AM CONCLUSIONI AM CONCLUSION
In conclusion: It’s not easy, is it?In conclusion: It’s not easy, is it?
Why Shakespeare was a geniusWhy Shakespeare was a genius
What did we learn today?What did we learn today?

11. PowerPoint Image ReferencesPowerPoint Image References
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