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This takes a look at Julius Caesar: the rhetoric, vocabulary, themes, etc.

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Created by: Carissa

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Histrionics are when someone is overly dramatic in an attempt to persuade others. This can be seen in Mark Antony's speech.

Domain: Communication; Literature; Category: Oral communication; Shakespeare

Iambic is Shakespeare's most popular meter. It is the opposite of trochee - / like pretend. It is used commonly throughout Julius Caesar.

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

An oration is a more sophisticated word for speech. Julius Caesar is famous for quite a few orations. The most popular is probably Mark Antony's funeral speech, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen".

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

Paralepsis is emphasizing a point by pretending to ignore it. For example when Antony tells the Romans that they need not know what Caesar's will says.

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

A ploce is a rhetorical technique where a word is repeated with the intent of emphasizing the importance of the idea.

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

This is a unique rhetorical technique used when a word with the same root word is repeated for effect. This is different than pure repetition because the word will have different suffixes.

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

At the term suggests, this is related to repeating a word. Sometimes a speaker will repeat a word so many times that it causes the listener to doubt the meaning.

Domain: Literature; Category: Shakespeare

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