English Sonnets Flashcards
1
Q
English sonnet rhyme scheme
A
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
2
Q
English sonnet turn/volta
A
right before couplet
3
Q
English sonnet meter
A
iambic pentameter; 10 per line, stressed and unstressed
4
Q
English and Italian sonnet similarities
A
14 lines, rhymes, iambic pentameter
5
Q
Italian sonnet rhyme scheme (2)
A
ABBA ABBA CDCDCD
ABBA ABBA CDECDE
6
Q
Italian sonnet turn/volta
A
between 8+9 line
7
Q
Italian sonnet meter
A
iambic pentameter
8
Q
stanza
A
like a verse of poetry
9
Q
octave
A
set of eight lines
10
Q
sestet
A
last six lines of sonnet
11
Q
quatrain
A
stanza of four rhymes, usually with alternating rhymes
12
Q
couplet
A
2 lines, usually rhyme
13
Q
volta
A
change in tone
14
Q
meter
A
line structure
15
Q
iamb
A
unstressed syllable-stressed syllable
