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sonnet quiz Flashcards

1
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allegiance

A

loyalty or commitment by suboordinate

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volta

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shift in sonnet

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resolute

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purposeful, determined, unwavering

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defiant

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showing open resistance or disobedience

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5
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elegiac

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having a mournful quality

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pensive

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engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

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gluttony

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habitual greed

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fickleness

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changeability, esp. in loyalties or affections

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gregarious

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fond of company, sociable, likable

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flighty

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fickle and irresponsible

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Shakespearean sonnet

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abab-cdcd-efef-gg

Elizabethan sonnet, volta usually between 8 and 9

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Spenserian sonnet

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abab-bcbc-cdcd-ee

Elizabethan sonnet, volta usually between 10 and 11.

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Petrarchan sonnet

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abba-abba-(volta)-remaining 6 vary

Italian sonnet, volta varies, but often between 8 and 9

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