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Shakespeare, who cares?!

introduction to literature

Rhyme

How are lyrics poetry?

Both are designed to be remembered!

Rhythm

fixed schemes or some lines/words

Why do we remember lyrics better than word lists?

Determined by stress patterns.

Poetry = songs?!

Let's test that!

We'll start with the language use:

Literature

And this is just the beginning!

Drama

Which of the two is more interesting?

16th Century: Shakespeare & others

Shakespeare

Katy Perry

All around us?!

So, who cares?

Modern counterparts:

literary devices

Why should you read literature?

make poetry and lyrics more lively & sound stronger

21st Century: poetry is less important...

... or not?!

It's all around you!

!

meter

beat

A

is similar to

Baby, you're a firework

Come on let your colors burst

You are unique.

Fairy tales/Fables

Alicia Keys

song lyrics

Plays

Shakespeare

poetry

meter

Poetry

Music

Films/Series

Cartoons

Books/Stories

Entertainment & education:

Values / morals

Way to act / socialise

“Socrates, philosophy and hypotheses can’t define me”

“I was not born under a rhyming planet”

“The most benevolent king communicates through your dreams”

"To destroy the beauty from which one came"

“Maybe it’s hatred I spew, maybe it’s food for the spirit”

“Men would rather use their broken records than their bear hands”

- Wu-Tang Clan

- Jay-Z

- Eminem

- Shakespeare (Othello)

- Shakespeare

(Much Ado About Nothing)

important part of people's daily lives

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate

Song lyrics

number of syllables in a line and stress depend on the beat

is it

Shakespeare

a modern artist

or

?

Shakespeare

lines have a certain number of syllables, stress depends on the number of syllables

Rhyme

Rhythm

Drama

You are lovely.

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