Poetry Flashcards
1
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What is the Petrarchan sonnet?
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Italian sonnet about Laura, women he loves but doesnt love him back
2
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What is the structure of Petrarchan?
A
14 lines, octave and sestet
3
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What is the rhyme scheme of petrarch?
A
ABBA ABBA CDECDE
4
Q
What is the Shakspeare sonnet?
A
English sonnet wrote about conversations with men as well as his mistress
5
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What is the structure of Shakespeare?
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14 lines, 3 quatrains and couplet
6
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What is the rhyme scheme of shakespeare?
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ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
7
Q
What is the Spenserain sonnet?
A
Scottish sonnet, love poems
8
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What is the structure of the Spenserian?
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14 lines, 3 quatrains and couplet(maybe volta)
9
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What is the rhyme scheme of Spenserian?
A
ABAB BCBC CDCD EE
10
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What is Metaphysical sonnet?
A
universal/natural world issues addressed by Joh Donne. Extended metaphor
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