Sonnet 73 Flashcards
1
Q
What era was Sonnet 73 written in?
A
Elizabethan era
2
Q
What was it addressed to?
A
The Fair Youth, who was a man though no one knows who it was
3
Q
What is the ‘bare ruined choirs’ referenced to?
A
The abandoned churches that were left around England after Henry VIII closed the monasteries roughly six years earlier
4
Q
What is the theme of the poem?
A
Carpe diem (seize the day)
5
Q
What is the rhyme scheme?
A
Alternating ABAB rhyme scheme with rhyming couplets at volta
6
Q
What is the rhythm of the poem?
A
Iambic pentameter
