dean sucks Flashcards

1
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the two main types of sonnets

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petrarchan and shakespearean

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2
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both types of sonnets are ____ lines long

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14

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3
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Sonnets are usually written in a metre called

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iambic peremeter

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4
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_____ sonnets (the type of shakesperes uses) are divide into three____ and a ______

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shakesperean,quatrains,couplet

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5
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_____ are groups of four lines rhymed ABAB

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quatrain

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6
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lots of sonnets which follow on from one another are collectively called a sonnet______

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sequence

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7
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who owned a pig

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robert herrick

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8
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who wrote to his coy mistress

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andrew marvell

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9
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who wrote the Faerie Queene

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Edmund spenser

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10
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wrote 154 sonnets

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william shakespere

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11
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lived in Ireland

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edmund spenser

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12
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who was a tutor

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andrew marvell

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13
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who became a preist

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robert herrick

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14
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who wrote to the virgins

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robert herrick

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15
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became active in politics

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andrew marvell

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16
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sonnnets spoken by male character dominate theme and subject is love

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william shakespere

17
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The Faerie Queene is an allegory. Name 2 characters from this work and what they represent.

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Una- truth/ Duessa- Falsehood

18
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What are the two major characters in the Shakespearean sonnets? Explain. Be specific

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  1. A beloved young man and friend ( usually spoken of fondly and praised) 2. A dark woman (often depicted as dark, malicious, and ordinary)
19
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There are 3 distinct sections in “To His Coy Mistress” what are these sections?

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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

20
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What are 3 ways that “To His Coy Mistress” and “To the Virgins” are similar?

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Both are carpe diem poems/ Both talk about passing of time/ both convey ideas of love vs. lust