Notice how Shakespeare uses different types of language-- prose, rhymedverse andblank verse(unrhymed iambic pentameter, "Marlowe's Mighty Line") -- todifferentiate between characters (i. e. serious and comical; nobility and social climbers) orto create other effects (increased solemnity or silliness; poetic effects; song). Be sensitiveto the way in which the typeof language used adds to the meaning(s) Shakespeare isattempting to convey. The most important motif in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and one of the most important literarytechniques Shakespeare uses throughout the play, is that of contrast. This contrast is alsoemphasized by the language of the characters. The language of the characters occurs in a mix:the verse or poetry of the love-struck couples and the homespun–and often humorous-prose ofthe bumbling tradesmen.