Scansion is the term we use to explain meter works within a single line and over the course of a group of lines.
Meter helps produce rhythm (which verse always has) and sometimes rhyme (which verse may not have, as in the case of blank verse). Meter is the term for the dominant rhythmic pattern found in a particular verse form, determined in English poetry by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables running through lines. It is distinct from Rhythm, the pattern of sounds created by syllables though all arrangements of language have rhythm, not all language will rhyme. Rhyme is the effect created by matching sounds it can be internal (within a line) or in end-rhymes in 2 or more lines. We can learn a lot about people by the way they talk about things, particularly by the words they choose in their speech. But more importantly, my use of one of these over the others also tells you something about me-in fact, my choice may say more about me and my values than it does about you or your (lack of) action. Think of diction like this: If you don’t do your homework, I might call you a “slacker,” a “wastrel,” or a “poor student.” Each one suggests something about about you that’s a little bit different from the others. Shakespeare’s speaker’s diction, or word choice, usually plays a significant role in setting the tone.
How does the speaker feel about what he’s saying and the person to whom he speaks? If you could see him speak the words, what would his face betray about his emotions, and what, specifically, in the language suggests these emotions in particular?
Think of tone as what his facial expressions might reveal. In many cases, the tone shifts within a speech in the drama, often signaled by shifts in the language therein or in the punctuation we see (which may or may not be Shakespeare’s own…more on this subject later!) In some instances, his tone is celebratory, euphoric or triumphant. Sometimes the speaker’s tone is wistful sometimes it is bitter. When we speak of the tone of a line or passage in Shakespeare, we usually mean the mood conveyed therein or the particular attitude a speaker conveys.
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