Sonnet Quiz Flashcards
form
the means by which a literary work conveys its meaning, including the totality of ways in which it unfolds and coheres as a structure of meaning and expression
blank verse
the most common and well known meter or unrhymed poetry/ contains 5 iambic feet per line and is never rhymed
rhyme
the pattern of stresses and pauses in a poem
meter
a fixed and recurring rhythm in a poem
prose
written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
what is another name for a Sonnet
Sonnetto
what does sonnet mean in Italian
little song
what is a sonnet
a fixed form of 14 lines
how is the sonnet traditionally written
iambic pentameter
what are sonnet’s usually about
love or nature
what does the sonnet do
introduces a problem or questions in the beginning, and a resolution is offered after the turn
what is an Italian/ Petrarchan sonnet
1 octave; (first 8 lines) presents the problem/ 1 sestet; (final six lines) presents the resolution
what is the Rhyme Scheme of an Italian/ Petrarchan Sonnet and what can it conclude with
ABBABBA/ C, D, and E
what is an English/ Shakespearean Sonnet
3 quatrains; (groups of four lines) presents the problem/ 1 Rhyming; couplet (two lines) presents the solution
what is the rhyme scheme of a English/ Shakespearean Sonnet
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
