Question

iambic pentameter
monday 10/27
iambic pentameter is 5 iambs strung together to form a line of poetry (\penta\ means 5.)
heres an example of iambic pentameter.
\i prithee take thy fingers from my throat.\ - hamlet
\i prith/ee take/ thy fing/ers from/ my throat.\
1 2 3 4 5
write a line of original iambic pentameter. try to make it sound natural.
\my heart is sad, and aches with a woe.\
word emphasis
tuesday 10/28
by emphasizing different words in a sentence, you can get different meanings. for instance, in the sentence \maybe you should drive\ you can emphasize any of the four words and it will mean something different.
say the following line out loud, emphasizing different words each time. notice how the meaning changes slightly (or not so slightly) each time.
\if music be the food of love, play on.\ - twelfth night
wherefore
wednesday 10/29
\wherefore\ does not mean \where.\ it means \why\
for example, heres a famous line from romeo and juliet.
\o romeo, romeo! wherefore art thou romeo?\
what is juliet asking in these lines?

Explanation:

The problem involves understanding literary terms and analyzing lines from plays, which falls under the Arts discipline, specifically Literature. The task is to explain the meaning of "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" based on the given information that "wherefore" means "why".

Answer:

Juliet is asking "Why are you Romeo?" (i.e., why do you have to be from the Montague family, which is in conflict with her Capulet family).