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Slant rhymes: rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables

are identical.
To, so
Move, love
Goose, loose
Meat, sweat
Lead, read

Oxymoron: a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in


conjunction.
Pretty ugly
Random order
Least favorite
Awfully good
Big baby

Homophones: each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but
different meanings, origins, or spelling.

Dear, deer
See, sea
Hole, whole
Ate, eight
Weak, week

History of Shakespeare:
Born and died on April 23, 1564
Married Anne Hathaway
Born in Stratford
Established himself as a writer and actor
Wrote during the Elizabethan age
Two main religions during this time were Protestant and Catholic
No women performed in theses plays
If audience did not like the performance then they would shout insults or throw things
at the actors.
Shakespeares work provides reference to real life situations.
He invented over 1700 words
Many poets were influenced by Shakespeare

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