Chris David Storer
@chrisdstorer.bsky.social
Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Baker, Intermittent Poster. Once spent three years visiting every station on the Tube Map in alphabetical order and blogging about it: http://underground-overground.blogspot.co.uk
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Educational (11)
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It’s a fascinating study! As an actor Shakespeare can be daunting until you realise his lines are full of these ‘clues’. He’s telling you what’s going on in the character’s mind by the way they talk!
This is a good introduction to it:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
This is a good introduction to it:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Playing Shakespeare with John Barton - YouTube
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July 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
It’s a fascinating study! As an actor Shakespeare can be daunting until you realise his lines are full of these ‘clues’. He’s telling you what’s going on in the character’s mind by the way they talk!
This is a good introduction to it:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
This is a good introduction to it:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
And the other 2 types:
Anapest
Trochee
(Shakespeare uses these to ‘break’ the regular rhythm, which often gives a clue to the character’s state of mind).
Anapest
Trochee
(Shakespeare uses these to ‘break’ the regular rhythm, which often gives a clue to the character’s state of mind).
July 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
And the other 2 types:
Anapest
Trochee
(Shakespeare uses these to ‘break’ the regular rhythm, which often gives a clue to the character’s state of mind).
Anapest
Trochee
(Shakespeare uses these to ‘break’ the regular rhythm, which often gives a clue to the character’s state of mind).
Then three types of ‘foot’ (a ‘foot’ is a poetical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables):
Iamb (Shakespeare’s usual ’metre’ - or pattern - from which we get ‘iambic pentameter’)
Iamb (Shakespeare’s usual ’metre’ - or pattern - from which we get ‘iambic pentameter’)
July 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Then three types of ‘foot’ (a ‘foot’ is a poetical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables):
Iamb (Shakespeare’s usual ’metre’ - or pattern - from which we get ‘iambic pentameter’)
Iamb (Shakespeare’s usual ’metre’ - or pattern - from which we get ‘iambic pentameter’)
The terminology is all to do with the rhythm of the verse (in poetical terminology, this is called ‘Scansion’). I won’t go into detailed definitions, but the words he uses are:
Anacrusis
Caesura
Anacrusis
Caesura
July 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The terminology is all to do with the rhythm of the verse (in poetical terminology, this is called ‘Scansion’). I won’t go into detailed definitions, but the words he uses are:
Anacrusis
Caesura
Anacrusis
Caesura
Did you recently ask a ghost a question at a séance?
Tap once for ‘yes’, twice for ‘no’…
Tap once for ‘yes’, twice for ‘no’…
July 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Did you recently ask a ghost a question at a séance?
Tap once for ‘yes’, twice for ‘no’…
Tap once for ‘yes’, twice for ‘no’…
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Anus Horribilis
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Magnolia Northern Song
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Attaboy Clarence!
June 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Attaboy Clarence!
Oops only one S!
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Oops only one S!
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Krankenhaus (11) - German ‘Hospital’
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Your recipe for roast goose was, as every year, our go to for Christmas Day. A resounding success as always! Thanks!
December 26, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Your recipe for roast goose was, as every year, our go to for Christmas Day. A resounding success as always! Thanks!
Why, thank you!
Still looking for the elusive 2-letter answer though!
Still looking for the elusive 2-letter answer though!
December 20, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Why, thank you!
Still looking for the elusive 2-letter answer though!
Still looking for the elusive 2-letter answer though!