dean sucks Flashcards
the two main types of sonnets
petrarchan and shakespearean
both types of sonnets are ____ lines long
14
Sonnets are usually written in a metre called
iambic peremeter
_____ sonnets (the type of shakesperes uses) are divide into three____ and a ______
shakesperean,quatrains,couplet
_____ are groups of four lines rhymed ABAB
quatrain
lots of sonnets which follow on from one another are collectively called a sonnet______
sequence
who owned a pig
robert herrick
who wrote to his coy mistress
andrew marvell
who wrote the Faerie Queene
Edmund spenser
wrote 154 sonnets
william shakespere
lived in Ireland
edmund spenser
who was a tutor
andrew marvell
who became a preist
robert herrick
who wrote to the virgins
robert herrick
became active in politics
andrew marvell
sonnnets spoken by male character dominate theme and subject is love
william shakespere
The Faerie Queene is an allegory. Name 2 characters from this work and what they represent.
Una- truth/ Duessa- Falsehood
What are the two major characters in the Shakespearean sonnets? Explain. Be specific
- A beloved young man and friend ( usually spoken of fondly and praised) 2. A dark woman (often depicted as dark, malicious, and ordinary)
There are 3 distinct sections in “To His Coy Mistress” what are these sections?
The first section is a list of all the things he would do to praise her if there were enough time in the world. The second section is a shift from timelessness to the limits of times and all that will be lost.The final section is seen as a plea to the young woman to take control of the time that they have
What are 3 ways that “To His Coy Mistress” and “To the Virgins” are similar?
Both are carpe diem poems/ Both talk about passing of time/ both convey ideas of love vs. lust
