Pattern Flashcards
continuous form
line breaks determined by punctuation, no formal pauses or breaks
stanzaic form
repeated units (paragraphs), identical rhyme scheme in these elements
stanzaic form
repeated units (paragraphs
fixed form
the sonnet has hit the ground running with the fixed form format (essentially a basic structure that a poet might follow to write a poem)
Italian sonnet
separated into octave and sestet (8 and 6 lines) with abbaabba and then cdcdcd or cdecde rhyme scheme. reflects the transition of an idea, presenting a situation and then commenting on it, etc.
English sonnet
3 quatrains (stanzas of 4 lines each) and then a concluding couplet (2 lines)
a b a b c d c d e f e f g g rhyme scheme
phonetic intensives
sound of words connects to some degree with their meaning
fl sound
moving light (e.g. flare)
gl
also moving light (e.g. glare)
sl
smoothly wet (e.g. slime)
short i
smallness (e.g. inch)
st
strength
long o or oo
melancholy or sorrow (e.g. moan)
Medial att (in the middle of the word)
particle movement (e.g. spatter)
final er and le
indicates repetition