Sonnet: "The World Is Too Much..." Flashcards

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1
Q

how many lines

A

14 (sonnet)

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2
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rhyme scheme

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  • abba
  • abbaabba
  • italian
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3
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theme

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the world is too much with us

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4
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meter

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iambic pentameter

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5
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poems written in iambic pentameter have ___ sets of ___ syllables, followed by ___ syllables

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5; unstressed; stressed

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6
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sestet

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six lines in a poem

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7
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author’s diction

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emotional and moralistic

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tone

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dissatisfied

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