Schemes! Schemes! Schemes!

Send us Fan MailThis episode deals with rhetorical devices - specifically schemes as used by William Shakespeare and Edgar Poe in their works.  Obviously not ALL definitions and schemes could be covered (there are just too many) but this episode takes a basic look at this important use of language.  Examples include parralelism in Hamlet, antithesis, chiasmus (such as in Macbeth), climax in Richard III and Poe’s Eureka, epizeuxis (pronounced epi ZUCK sus) in King Lear and The Bells, diacope in Othello, and many others.Where did Mr. Poe go to grammar school (in England)?Where did Mr. Shakespeare go to grammar school?What is a scheme in rhetorical language?How is “to be or not to be” more than one kind of rhetorical device?What kind of scheme is Poe’s “half of horror and half of triumph”?What is isocolon?Why is “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” from The Tragedy of Macbeth an example of chiasmus?What did Poe consider his masterpiece?What is epizeuxis?What is anadiplosis?How can rhetorical devices make our world a better place?00:01 Introduction01:08 Lesson plans03:44 Two resources05:04 Remarks on rhetoric06:19 Original pronunciation07:58 Classical education and rhetorical devices11:16 Parallelism14:10 Isocolon15:01 Antithesis16:01 Chiasmus17:09 Climax18:30 Apposition19:30 Epizeuxis21:14 Diacope22:40 Polyptoton24:04 Anadiplosis25:03 Rhetorical devices summary27:31 Next episode28:18 SourcesSupport the showThank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.