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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar Vocabulary and literary terms act I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blank verse | a poetic form written in iambic pentameter; unrhymed verse |
| iambic pentameter | a series of unaccented and accented syllables that make up five beats |
| replication | echo or reverberation |
| mettle | basic character |
| spare | lean or thin |
| infirmity | bodily weakness |
| tempest | violent windstorm often with rain, snow, or hail |
| surly | in a proud, commanding way |
| portentous | foreboding; full of unspecified meaning |
| prodigious | impressively forceful |